Violence in American Society [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Trends, Problems, and Perspectives

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This encyclopedia explores violence in the United States, from the nation's founding to modern-day trends, laws, viewpoints, and media depictions. Providing a nuanced lens through which to think about violence in America, including its underlying causes, its iterations, and possible solutions, this work offers broad and authoritative coverage that will be immensely helpful to users ranging from high school and undergraduate students to professionals in law enforcement and school administration. In addition to detailed and evenhanded summaries of the key events and issues relating to violence in America, contributors highlight important events, political debates, legal perspectives, modern dimensions, and critical approaches. This encyclopedia also features excerpts from such important primary source documents as legal rulings, presidential speeches, and congressional testimony from scholars and activists on aspects of violence in America. Together, these documents provide important insights into past and present patterns of violent crime in the United States, as well as proposed solutions to those problems. Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology VOLUME 1: Animal Cruelty to Murder Animal Cruelty Further Reading Primary Documents ASPCA Position Statement Excerpts from the USDA “Blue Book” on Animal Care Arson Further Reading Primary Documents Anti-Arson Act of 1979 Bill Summary Excerpt from the U.S. Department of Justice Law Enforcement Assistance Administration Manual (1981) Arson-for-Profit Information Center Final Review and Evaluation Report (New York City) Assault and Battery Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpt from Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel (Supreme Court of Texas, 1967) Sentencing of Officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell (1993) Excerpt from the Congressional Hearing on “The Impact of Interactive Violence on Children” (2000) Civil Disobedience and Nonviolent Protest Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpts of Arguments in Clay v. United States (1971) Cyberbullying Further Reading Primary Documents “What Is Cyberbullying” from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services BE BEST Campaign Mission (2017) Domestic Violence Further Reading Primary Documents Attitudes toward Domestic Violence in the 1820s—Calvin Bradley v. the State (1824) Excerpts from Thurman v. City of Torrington Decision (1985) Presidential Proclamation of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (2018) Hate Crime Further Reading Primary Documents Remarks of President Barack Obama at Commemoration of the Passage of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2009) Excerpt from the Bias Crime Assessment Tool (BCAT) and Guidelines Lynching Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpt from “Lynch Law in Georgia” by Ida Wells-Barnett (1899) Bill Declaring Lynching a Federal Crime (2018) Mass Shootings Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpts of Responses from Members of Congress to Various Recent Mass Shootings Media Violence Further Reading Primary Documents Congressional Testimony of Dee Snider of Twisted Sister (1985) Excerpts from the Brown v. EMA Supreme Court Decision (2011) Murder Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpts from Serial Murder: Pathways for Investigations (2015) VOLUME 2: Police Violence to Youth Violence Police Violence Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpt from Report on the FBI’s COINTELPRO Program (1976) Excerpt from the Trial of the LAPD Officers Involved in the Rodney King Beating (1991) Prison Violence Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpt from the Diary of John L. Ransom, Inmate at Andersonville Prison (July 1864) Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000–2013—Statistical Tables (2015) Rape and Sexual Violence Further Reading Primary Documents Harriet Jacobs on Rape and Slavery (1860) Frequently Asked Questions about the Change in the UCR Definition of Rape (2014) Religious Violence Further Reading Primary Documents John Louis O’Sullivan on America’s Manifest Destiny (1845) U.S. Senate Resolution Apologizing for Past Government Mistreatment of Native Americans (2009) Robbery Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpt from James Guelff and Chris McCurley Body Armor Act of 2001 Slavery and Human Trafficking Further Reading Primary Documents Emancipation Proclamation (1863) Slavery Convention of 1926 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1957) Sports Violence Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpt from Congressional Hearing on Violence in Sports (2014) Stalking Further Reading Primary Documents Statement of Kathleen Krueger before the Senate Judiciary Committee (1993) Excerpt from the Revision of The Model Stalking Code (2007) Press Release Describing the Cyberstalking Case of David Matusiewicz and Amy Gonzalez (2018) Terrorism and Anti-Government Violence Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpt of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Affirming the Conviction of Timothy McVeigh (1997) Visualizing Violence Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpt from Ida B. Wells-Barnett’s Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases (1892) War Further Reading Primary Documents Declaration of Independence (1776) American Declaration of War against Japan (1941) Speech of President George W. Bush Announcing the Commencement of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan (2001) Youth Violence Further Reading Primary Documents Excerpt from William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765) Excerpt from the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Roper v. Simmons (2005) About the Editor and Contributors Index