SOCL 3510 Chapter : Chapter 1
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What is violence: forces of nature tornados, hurricanes, sports rugby, football, ultimate fighting or mixed martial arts, psychological threats, withholding intimacy, verbal abuse, animals against animals or by animals, corporate ford pinto case. We define it as behavior by persons against persons that intentionally threatens, attempts, or actually inflicts physical harm nrc. Criminological perspective: criminology studies the making and breaking of laws, as well as society"s reaction to the breaking of laws. In other words, they try to explain why the behavior occurs and what effect it has on society (who does it and why?) Public health perspective: looks at cause of violence differently (intentions, motives, and backgrounds, focus on risk factors, including social structure and culture, criminogenic commodities (drugs, alcohol, and guns) and situational risk, risk prevention and reduction are major goals.
