Explores the variety of groups and institutions explicitly committed to destructive aggression. This book details evaluation and intervention strategies for violence sponsored by the state or by a group against individuals. It also includes a discussion of the phenomenon of smaller units, such as cults and gangs.

IntroductionCollective Violence: Can We Reframe Our Priorities in Time? H.V. HallFoundational IssuesViolent Groups and Institutions in the United States, H.V. HallInhibiting Fatal Group and Institutional Aggression, L.C. WhitakerViolence, Viewing and Polarization: The Contribution of Violence in the Media and Some Solutions, L.L. Schwartz and R.G. MatzkinModes of Juvenile Violence, R.F. EmeJuvenile Delinquency and Violent Crime, J.G. PoirierWomen and Aggression, S.H. Barlow and C.J. ClaytonCollective Violence by Private Groups and InstitutionsCults: Predisposed to Communal Violence? L.L. SchwartzHate Groups: Etiology and Intervention, C.J. Golden, M.L. Jackson, and T.A. CrumPrinciples of Group Violence with a Focus on Terrorism, C.J. Clayton, S.H. Barlow, and B. Ballif-SpanvillProfiling and Criminal Investigative Analysis of Violent Crimes with Multiple Perpetrators, D.L. Hinman and P.E. Cook Large Scale Hostage and Barricade Incidents: Implications for Negotiation Strategies and Training, T.B. FeldmannCollective Violence by Government InstitutionsDeath by Institutional Violence, H.V. HallPolice Use of Deadly Force, H.Stock, R. Forum, and D.R. BaltzleyChemical and Biological Violence: Predictive Patterns in State and Terrorist Behavior, D.M. PaltinThe Central Intelligence Agency and Lethal Violence, L.C. WhitakerCapital Punishment: Implications for Institutional Violence Versus Individual Rights, S.B. McPhersonSynthesis and the FutureOppression by Science: The Intellectual Justification of Collective Violence, W.H. Tucker Satyagrapha and Gandhian Synthesis: A Strategy for Institutional Violence, L.A. Buck The Violent Community: A View from an Emerging Nation, S.W. Twemlow and F.C. SaccoThe Urgent Task Ahead: Predictions and Recommendations for Preventing Collective Violence, H.V. Hall and L.C. WhitakerAppendicesThe Misuse of Psychological Techniques under Uni