roots of danger
Subtitle: violent crime in global perspective
By: Elliott Currie.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780132277518
Subjects: Violent crimes
Table of contents: title: Introduction: violence as a social issue; title: Dimensions.  A. Measuring violence. B. An unequal world of violence; title: Explanations. Explanations that don't work.  A. Genes. B. Leniency. C. Diversity. Prosperity; title: Explanations that work. A. Inequality. B. Marginal work. C. Weak social supports. D. Strained families. E. Harsh and ineffective justice systems. F. Easy availability of guns; title: Conclusion: the two futures of violence.