Much of the work in youth violence prevention has been based in a public health model and guided by a developmental-ecological perspective on risk and prevention (Bronfenbrenner, 1979, 1988). A central tenet of developmental-ecological theory is that individual development is influenced by the ongoing qualities of the social settings in which the…

Images of extreme and ever more graphic violence are a part of contemporary culture. Since students cannot avoid them, such images should be addressed by aesthetic educators. But this will require a theory for the analysis and evaluation of the aesthetic properties of violent imagery. The main thesis of this essay is that depiction of violence in…

The typology studies reviewed in the Holtzworth-Munroe and Meehan article make considerable methodological and substantive contributions to the field. There are several definitional, conceptual, and methodological advances that can be explored in this work. Macroframeworks such as the nested ecological model and the theory of triadic influence…

An ASBO member and chair of New York's School Emergency Response to Violent Events (SERVE) explains how this program tackles violence and teen suicide. SERVE teaches the basic principles of hostage situations, uses a confidential reporting system, and advocates safety audits and risk-reduction strategies. (MLH)

"Addressing Security Needs of Students" is a model to help create a safe environment in which students can learn. Elements are as follows: conduct a student survey, form partnerships with parents, focus on traditions, implement safety procedures, establish a discipline policy, and develop students' interpersonal and intrapersonal skills. (SK)

Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse and abusers. Contends that, although Carden did excellent job of summarizing available information on batterers, she did not take a stance and defend it, both in regard to existing literature and her proposed integrative…

Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse and abusers. Sees Carden's article as excellent and much-needed example of counseling psychology mainstreaming issues of violence against women. Focuses comments on fear of blaming the victim and stopping male violence. (NB)

Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse/abusers. Notes that Carden capably and fairly highlights distinctions between different theories of battering. States that no current theory is sufficient for exploring wife abusers and that theorizing and practice should…

Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse and abusers. Argues that Carden's version of systems theory is too narrow and makes implications about causality and responsibility for wife abuse that would be rejected by most contemporary family therapists including…

Analyzes "The Deer Hunter" in terms of a psychological/ritual model of criticism. Argues that the rhetorical force of the film is explained by men's participation in rituals, such as deer hunting, which affect the patterns of psychological change they experience during and after war. (JMF)

Uses feminist perspective and problem of wife abuse to illustrate how ideology affects social policy and direct practice models. Warns that society and social work seek to address problem by developing programs to treat victims rather than abusers. Suggests that social work recommit itself to model that focuses on person-in-environment to avoid…

Discussion of the problem of violence in children and adolescents offers a public health model of prevention and intervention which views prevention activity as either primary, secondary, or tertiary, depending on the stage to which a problem has progressed. A table lists conditions that exacerbate or contribute to violent behavior in the school…

Describes causal factors pertaining to youth violence (family variables, individual characteristics, and societal factors) and presents a transactional-ecological conceptual model for understanding youth violence. Makes program recommendations as examples of how the transactional-ecological framework can be applied toward addressing youth violence…

Using wife battering as a representative presenting problem, this paper presents an interactional, systematic framework of the therapist's management of clients who are involved in life-threatening situations, e.g., cases including suicidal threats, drug abuse, alcoholism, or child or spouse abuse. Several linear-causal theories of addressing…

In their meta-analysis of clinical versus statistical prediction models, Aegisdottir et al. (this issue) extended previous findings of statistical-method superiority across such variables as clinicians' experience and familiarity with data. In this reaction, the authors are particularly interested in violence prediction, which yields the greatest…