The Routledge International Handbook of Violence Studies

by Walter S. DeKeseredy (Editor), Callie Marie Rennison (Editor), Amanda K. Hall-Sanchez (Editor)

Overview

Violence is a serious public health problem. The number of violent deaths tells only part of the story, and many more survive violence and are left with permanent physical and emotional scars. Violence also erodes communities by reducing productivity, decreasing property values, and disrupting social services.

In recent years, scholars have broadened their definitions of violence beyond the realm of interpersonal harms such as murder, armed robbery, and male-to-female physical and sexual assaults in intimate relationships, to include behaviors often ignored by the criminal justice system, such as human rights violations, racism, psychological abuse, state terrorism, environmental violations, and war. Guided by this broader definition of violence, this handbook offers state of the art research in the field and brings together international experts to discuss empirical, theoretical, and policy issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367580445
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Series:	Routledge International Handbooks
Pages:	514
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Walter S. DeKeseredy is Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University, USA.

Callie Marie Rennison is a Professor at the School of Public Affairs (SPA), University of Colorado Denver, USA.

Amanda K. Hall-Sanchez is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Fairmont State University, USA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Credits xi

List of contributors xii

Introduction: toward a broader social scientific understanding of violence Walter S. DeKeseredy Callie Marie Rennison Amanda K. Hall-Sanchez 5

Part I Gathering and analyzing violence data 5

Introduction to Part I Walter S. DeKeseredy Collie Marie Rennison Amanda K. Hall-Sanchez 5

1 Crime victimization survey research Gallic Marie Rennison Martin D. Schwartz 9

2 Mixed methods in violence studies Kai M. Thaler 19

3 Using crime surveys as tools of critical insight and progressive change Walter S. DeKeseredy 30

4 Historical methods Barry S. Godfrey 45

5 Enhancing the quality of research on understudied populations Rebecca Pfeffer Carlos A. Cuevas Mackenzie Kushner Sarah Lockwood 56

6 The caring adult role: avoiding exploitation in youth violence ethnographies Katherine Irwin 68

Part II New ways of thinking theoretically about violence 79

Introduction to Part II Walter S. DeKeseredy Callie Marie Rennison Amanda K. Hall Sanchez 79

7 Thinking theoretically about image-based sexual abuse: the contribution of male peer support theory Walter S. DeKeseredy Martin D. Schwartz 83

8 What's place got to do with it? Explaining violence in a rural context Joseph F. Donnermeyer 95

9 Theoretical perspectives on environmental violence Rob White 121

10 Gender, violence, and multiple oppressions Katherine Irwin Lisa Pasko 135

11 The material reality of state violence: the case of police militarization Peter B. Kraska Shannon Williams 145

12 Theorising "war" Sandra Walklate Ross McGarry 160

13 Masculinities and school shootings Cliff Leek Mariah Lewis-Elliott 170

14 Feminist perspectives on state crimes against women Victoria E. Collins 179

15 Toward an ecological model of violence among African Americans Carolyn M. West 190

Part III Select topics in violence studies 211

Introduction to Part III Walter S. DeKeseredy Callie Marie Rennison Amanda K. Hall-Sanchez 211

16 Hate crime as cultural violence Lee Thorpe Jr. Andrea DeKeseredy James J. Nolan 213

17 Adult pornography and violence against women Walter S. DeKeseredy 224

18 Urban industrial contamination and environmental justice Daniel Renfrew 235

19 Technology-facilitated coercive control Molly Dragiewicz Delanie Woodlock Bridget Harris Claire Reid 244

20 Child sexual abuse Michael Salter 254

21 The impact of exposure to domestic violence on children and youth: considering strategies for intervention and cultivating resilience Angelique Jenney Ramona Alaggia 264

22 LGBTQ partner violence Adam M. Messinger Jennifer Roark 277

23 Campus sexual assault Kevin M. Swartout William F. Flack Jr. 286

24 An alternative view of animal abuse: violence against the environment and all its creatures Paul B. Stretesky Bonnie Berry 296

25 Ecocide: violence against the planet Rob White Olivia Hasler 309

26 Gang violence Timothy R. Lauger 320

27 Male hunting subcultures and violence against women Amanda K. Hall-Sanchez 329

28 Genocide Christopher W. Mullins 339

29 Violence and Indigenous communities Chris Cunneen Juan Tauri 350

30 Research on human trafficking: victim characteristics, consequences, service needs, and future research directions Emily I. Troshynski Alexa Bejinariu 362

31 Girls, gangs, violence, and justice: an overview Lisa Pasko Meda Chesney-Lind 375

32 Clergy-perpetrated child sexual abuse Jodi Death 385

33 Male violence against women Shana L. Maier Raquel Kennedy Bergen 394

34 Key issues in the rape and sexual assault of adult women Walter S. DeKeseredy Callie Marie Rennison 403

Part IV New policy directions 419

Introduction to Part IV Walter S. DeKeseredy Callie Marie Rennison Amanda K. Hall-Sanchez 419

35 Hope and healing through arts behind bars Jill Leslie Rosenbaum 422

36 Ending abusive endings: curbing separation/divorce violence against women Walter S. DeKeseredy Molly Dragiewicz Martin D. Schwartz 434

37 Resisting rape culture in digital society Anastasia Powell Lisa Sugiura 447

38 What can be done about state crimes against women? Some suggestions for the future Victoria E. Collins Anne M. Mahar 458

Index 469

Editorial Reviews

'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

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