Guided by a broad definition of violence that includes interpersonal harms, human rights and psychological abuse, racism, state terrorism, environmental disasters and war, this book offers a state of the art of international research in the field.
'A comprehensive, yet accessible volume, this handbook is an excellent resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of long-standing and emergent issues of violence. It is an outstanding contribution to criminology: it synthesizes and extends theoretical, methodological, and policy approaches to violence by featuring a range of analyses that illuminate how interlocking inequalities inform violence in complicated ways. In doing so, the collection demonstrates how a critically informed criminology is an important-and arguably essential-partner in addressing complex and pressing public health concerns.'Kathryn Henne, Canada Research Chair in Biogovernance, Law and Society, University of Waterloo, Canada, and Associate Professor of Regulation and Governance, The Australian National University, Australia
