Citation

Krauss HH. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2006; 1087: 4-21.

Affiliation

Pace University, 41 Park Row, Rm 1313, New York, New York 10038. (hkrauss@pace.edu)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1196/annals.1385.020

PMID

17189494

Abstract

The worldwide rise in violence, especially that directed against females of all ages, led the World Health Organization (WHO) to undertake steps to deal with that problem. To do so, WHO adopted a public health approach. This entailed (1) developing a definition of violence, (2) devising a typology of violent acts, (3) creating a uniform database for reporting violence, and (4) promulgating a model for understanding violence and its attendant phenomena. This essay reviews, analyzes, and critiques those efforts.

Language: en