Preventing Violence / Keir Irwin-Rogers [and many others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irwin-Rogers, Keir, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health.

Violence--Press coverage.

Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2025.

Summary:

Available open access digitally under CC BY NC ND licence.Preventing Violence argues that we can move towards safer and better societies by advancing holistic public health approaches to violence prevention. It explores the serious limitations of contemporary public health approaches and proposes an alternative path forward. Based on data from a three-year, ESRC-funded project, Public Health, Youth and Violence Reduction, it also examines in-depth the work of 20 Violence Reduction Units in England and Wales. The book makes clear recommendations for policy makers, practitioners and researchers working to prevent violence and improve the lives of children and young people.

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1: A Short History of the Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention

1. Roots and Shoots of the Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention

2. Recent Developments in England and Wales

Part 2: Violence Reduction Units

3. Bedding In, Reaching Out

4. Aiming Upstream, Slipping Downstream

Part 3: Looking Ahead

5. Where Should We Go From Here?.

Notes:

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