Confronting Violence

This timely book discusses interpersonal violence, including child and elder abuse, sexual assault, murder, suicide, stranger violence, and youth violence. It is written in a series of easy-to-reference questions and answers, and provides tips for identifying and avoiding high-risk situations. Confronting Violence offers information for physicians, librarians, social service workers, and anyone confronting and coping with the epidemic of violence in America. Includes a foreword by Frank Keating, former Governor of Oklahoma. The 2nd Edition includes information on such recent events as the Columbine High School massacre and the child sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.Gellert, George is the author of 'Confronting Violence', published 2002 under ISBN 9780875530017 and ISBN 087553001X.