Murder Is No Accident: Understanding and Preventing Youth Violence in America

by Howard R. Spivak and Deborah Prothrow-Stith

Book Overview

Authors Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Howard R. Spivak-- two prominent Boston-area public health officials who played leading roles in that city's turnaround-- show that the key to Boston's success was creating an interdisciplinary citywide movement. The city's movement-- made up of educators, community leaders, police officers, emergency room workers, activist teens, teen and family member survivors of violence, and many others-- worked for more than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078796980X
• ISBN13: 9780787969806
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Very readable understanding of a complex issue

I was pleasantly surprised to find this book so readable. This issue is a concern for all parents, educators, youth group leaders, and others who care about raising responsible citizens. Drs. Prothrow-Stith and Spivak write as if they are talking to you over a cup of coffee and explain the multi-faceted, grass roots, common sense approach to understanding why violence is so much a part of American society. While the statistics are frightening, the over all tone of the book is positive. They describe what can be done and encourage us to do it.