VIOLENCE RESOURCES

 

 

ORGANIZATIONS

Channing Bete Company

One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA 01373-0200, 1-800-628-7733. Offers an array of nationally acclaimed products and tested programs focusing on areas such as smoking prevention and cessation, substance abuse and violence prevention and school success.

EMERGE

280 Green Street, 2nd floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, (617) 547-9870. This organization counsels men who batter their wives. It has a large list of papers and publications available.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

 
2401 Virginia Ave. N.W., Suite 306, Washington D.C. 20037(800) 547-9870

Partnerships Against Violence Network

Partnerships Against Violence Network is a "virtual library" of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies

Peace Grows, Inc.

    
513 West Exchange Street, Akron, OH 44302, (216) 864-5442, FAX: (216) 336-4774


ARTICLES

 

Anderson, E. (1994, May). The code of the streets: How the inner-city environment fosters a need for respect and a self-image based on violence. The Atlantic Monthly. This is the best description of "juice" I know. Imperative reading.

Associated Press, (6Dec2005) "Global Violence has Decreased, UN Says," Share the World's Resources Net, Online article.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Alsdurf, J. & Alsdurf, P. Battered into submission

. Intervarsity Press.

Anderson, E. Streetwise

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Brown, A. When battered women kill

. Free Press.

Butterfield, F. (1995). All god’s children: The Bosket family and the American tradition of violence

. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf. An attempt at objectively analyze American violence, racism and values as a context for a family’s violence traced from slavery to the present.

Canada, G. (1995). Fist, stick, knife, gun: A personal history of violence in America

. Boston: Beacon Press. From his own family, school, and street experience in Harlem to directing a program there, Canada gives the reader graphic insights into the origin and control of violent kids in our violent culture.

Fleming, J.B. (1979). Stopping wife abuse

. Doubleday. This book contains a bibliography and a listing of shelters.

 

Fortune, M. Sexual violence. The Pilgrim Press.

Garbarino, J. & Dubrow, N. et al. (1992). The consequences of community violence

. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. "Despite the resiliency of youth, chronic esposure to community violence destroys self-worth and internal value systems of children." Significant are the themes discovered from interviewing children of war globally: (1) reliency among children, (2) the challenge of adult caregivers, (3) alternative conceptions of revenge, e.g. in helping others, (4) ideology as a motivator. This book discusses why societies are violent and what can be done about it.

Gelles, R. & Straus. Intimate violence

. Simon & Schuster.

Gillespie, C.K. Justifiable homicide: Battered women, self-defense and law

. Ohio State University Press.

Gilligan, J. (1996). Violence: Reflections on a national epidemic

. New York: Vintage. The author is the Director of Harvard’s Center for Violence Study and former medical director of the Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally insane.

Green, H.W. Turning fear to hope

. Thomas Nelson.

Hancock, M. & Mains, K.B. (1987). Child sexual abuse: A hope for healing

. Harold Shaw.

Martin, D. (1984). Battered wives

(rev. ed.). Pocket Books.

Martin, G. Please don’t hurt me.

Victor Books.

 

McCall, N. (1994). Makes me want to holler: A young black man in America. New York City: Random House. A "coming of age" book, a stark portrayal of racism and urban violence, a testimony to self-discovery through prison and education by a journalist with The Washington Post. This book begins with a startling illustration of random violence.

Norwood, R. Letters from women who love too much

. Pocket Books.

Norwood, R. Women who love too much

. Pocket Books.

Palmer, S. (1972). The violent society

. NCUP.

Perkins, U.E. (1987). Explosion of Chicago’s black street gangs 1900 to present

. Chicago: Third World Press. Helpful historical perspective as to the origin and development of gang violence.

Prothrow-Stith, D. (1993). Deadly consequences: How violence is destroying our teenage population and a plan to begin solving the problem

. New York City: HarperCollins Publishers. Simply the best analysis and solutions available.

 

Rodriquez, L. (1994). Always running: La vida loca, gang days in LA. New York City: Simon Schuster. A father with gang experience struggles with his son drifting in the same direction. Important insights on violence from the barrio and Latino experience.

Russell, D. The secret trauma: Incest in the lives of girls and women

. Basic Books.

 

Shakur, S. (a.k.a. Monster Kody Scott). (1993). Monster: The autobiography of an LA gang member. New York City: Penguin Books. A frightening story of violent realities. It may get you closer to violent street, gang and prison life than any other reading.

Taylor, C.S. (1990). Dangerous society

. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press. Significant interviews with gang members from across the U.S. and helpful tables of survey results in appendix, one of these specifically on individual and group violence.

Walker, L. (1979). The battered woman

. Doubleday.

Van Leeuwen, M.S. Gender and grace: Love, work, and parenting in a changing world

. Intervarsity Press.

Winters, M.S. Laws against sexual and domestic violenc

e. Pilgrim Press.


VIDEOS

Bowling for Columbine

. A film by Michael Moore. Asks the question, in the wake of the Columbine shootings, why America is so violent?

 

"Guns" They kill 30,000 Americans every year. This comprehensive video explores all aspects of the gun issue. It features heated discussion between lawmakers, lobbyists, and citizens and should promote good discussion in youth groups or a class. Teachers’ Video Company 1998 Catalogue, item #GUNH. 120 minutes. Division of Global Video, Inc., P.O. Box WHF-445, Scottsdale, AR 85261, phone: (800) 262-8837. Purchase price, $29.95; buy four, get one free.

 

"New Faces of Terrorism" Terrorism has been mostly limited to other countries. In this video, A&E interviews experts to learn about the threat of violence to American society. Is there a danger in the spread of arms among American citizens and the fear some have to leave their homes? Teachers’ Video Company 1998 Catalogue, item #NFOT. 50 minutes. Division of Global Video, Inc., P.O. Box WHF-445, Scottsdale, AR 85261, phone: (800) 2.... Purchase price, $29.95; buy four, get one free.

"The New Bomb Makers

" Anyone can make an explosive device with tools from a local hardware store. As a result, both government-sanctioned militaries and rogue paramilitary groups are using bombs at an increasing rate. This video will stimulate a discussion on the implications of this common technology for society today. Teachers’ Video Company 1998 Catalogue, item #BTNB. 50 minutes. Division of Global Video, Inc., P.O. Box WHF-445, Scottsdale, AR 85261, phone: (800) 262-8837. Purchase price, $29.95; buy four, get one free.

"War Machines of Tomorrow

" The "smart" bombs of the Gulf War were just the beginning. Nova gets special clearance to see the amazing technologies that will hopefully enforce peace in the 21st century. Students are captivated as they enter "Combat Town," where American soldiers are testing the weapons of tomorrow. Teachers’ Video Company 1998 Catalogue, item #WMOT. 60 minutes. Division of Global Video, Inc., P.O. Box WHF-445, Scottsdale, AR 85261, phone: (800) 262-8837. Purchase price, $29.95; buy four, get one free.


VIOLENCE PREVENTION CURRICULUM AND WORKBOOKS

 

Bickmore, K. & The Northeast Ohio Alternatives to Violence Committee. (1984). Peace grows. This resource may be obtained through Peace Grows, Inc., 475 West Market Street, Akron, OH 44303.

 

Curriculum for all ages: Alternatives to violence program. This curriculum is available through Peace Grows, Inc., 513 West Exchange Street, Akron, OH 44302. Telephone: (21.... FAX: (216) 336-4774.

 

Guidebook and curriculum for parents and service providers. Specific role-playing techniques for teens and families dealing with violence. Practical activities for teachers, counselors, clergy, youth workers, parents. This information may be obtained through Hunter House, Inc., P.O. Box 2914, Alameda, CA 94501.

 

Klaw, S. et al. (1984). Preventing family violence: A curriculum for adolescents, Boston, MA: Family Violence Curriculum Center. For more information, contact: Resource Center for the Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Assault, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 150 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02111. Telephone: (61....

 

Prothrow-Stith, D. (1987). Violence prevention curriculum for adolescents. Designed to help adolescents deal with anger in productive, nonviolent ways, this resource is available at Education Development Center, Inc., 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02160 ($80.00).


EXPERTS AND SPOKESPERSONS

Smith, Ernest H. Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Martin Luther King General Hospital and the Charles R. Drew Medical School in Los Angeles. This friend of adolescents and children sees youthful violence as a public health issue.

Dean Borgman and Elizabeth Cook Stine cCYS