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Reflections on the Study of Violence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2024

Michael Couzens
Michael Couzens*
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The Brookings Institution
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We are in the midst of a quickening, if inchoate, dispute as to whether Americans are an inherently violent people. Whatever the merits of this metapsychological discussion, there is no disagreement that Americans have a propensity to interpret both officially and unofficially the violence we do have (Waskow, 1966; Silver, 1968). The final report of the “violence commission” stands in this tradition, and by its size and scope, taken together with its supporting studies, aspires to culminate it.

Type
Review Essay
Information
Law & Society Review , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , May 1971 , pp. 583 - 604
Copyright
Copyright © 1971 The Law and Society Association.

Footnotes

AUTHOR'S NOTE: The author is grateful to Elliott Currie, Milton Mankoff, and Arnold Ross, who read an earlier draft of this review and offered important criticisms. Of course, they may not be called to account for the final result, nor may the trustees, officers, or other staff members of The Brookings Institution.

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