Confronting Violence: Answering Questions about the Epidemic Destroying America's Homes and Communities, 3rd edition by George A. Gellert

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Other Publications of Note 233 enjoy beauty and play. Laura Lawson tells the history of the American Victory Garden Campaign of World War II, which engaged the American public in producing abundant food in schools as well as back yards. The Rotterdam Environmental Centre, described by Arjen Wals and Marlon van der Waal, serves all ages, including children and youth. The variety of contributions in this volume go a long way toward greening theories of resilience as well as promoting the greening of zones of danger and disaster. Confronting Violence: Answering Questions about the Epidemic Destroying America’s Homes and Communities, 3rd edition George A. Gellert (2010). Washington, D.C.: American Public Health Association, 439 pages. $28.00 (paperback). ISBN: 978-0-87553-196-0. In light of the school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, this third edition of a book that examines violence in the context of American culture has unfortunate new relevance. Its comprehensive review of research is useful for many disciplines. This edition has added discussions of electronic aggression, cyber-bullying, cyberstalking and date rape, as well as expanded treatments of bullying, school and youth violence. It includes sections on child physical and sexual abuse and suicide. In the words of Gellert, a medical doctor in the field of public health, this edition “updates all of the epidemiological, profile, risk factor, situational and outcomes data on the varied forms of interpersonal violence.” The book’s purpose is to provide a one-stop resource for health care, social service, law enforcement and other professionals who work with victims of violence and their families, as well as to give individuals, families and communities the resources they need to understand, cope with and prevent violence. Reviews by Louise Chawla Louise Chawla holds degrees in developmental psychology and environmental psychology, and has been the international coordinator of UNESCO’s Growing Up in Cities project. She is a professor in the Environmental Design Program at the University of Colorado. Previously she was on the faculty at Whitney Young College, an interdisciplinary honors program at Kentucky State University and also served as an adjunct professor in the doctoral program in Environmental Studies at Antioch New England Graduate School in New Hampshire. ...