🛡️ Violence Prevention

Evidence-based approaches to interrupting cycles of violence—in homes, schools, communities, and nations. These books treat violence not as inevitable but as a public health problem with real solutions.

Scaling Force

by Rory Miller • 2012

Survive the fight and the trial. A graduated system for matching your response to the threat.

4.41

172

👀 Situational Awareness 🗣️ Conflict De-Escalation 🦅 Predatory Violence

Scaling Force 90%

Survive the fight and the trial. A graduated system for matching your response to the threat.

by Rory Miller 2012

4.41

172 ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🗣️ Conflict De-Escalation 🦅 Predatory Violence

Protecting the Gift

by Gavin de Becker • 1999

Forget stranger danger. Train your child's gut instinct instead, and here is how.

4.31

3k+

🛡️ Child Safety 🔍 Threat Assessment 🧠 Trusting Intuition

Protecting the Gift 89%

Forget stranger danger. Train your child's gut instinct instead, and here is how.

by Gavin de Becker 1999

4.31

3k+ ratings

🛡️ Child Safety 🔍 Threat Assessment 🧠 Trusting Intuition

Bullied

by Carrie Goldman • 2012

Zero-tolerance doesn't stop bullying. Bystanders, gender norms, and repairing harm do.

3.88

201

🛡️ Bullying Prevention 👀 Bystander Intervention 💻 Cyberbullying

Bullied 89%

Zero-tolerance doesn't stop bullying. Bystanders, gender norms, and repairing harm do.

by Carrie Goldman 2012

3.88

201 ratings

🛡️ Bullying Prevention 👀 Bystander Intervention 💻 Cyberbullying

Assassination Generation

by Dave Grossman • 2016

Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.

3.71

351

🎮 Media Violence 📱 Digital Parenting 🪖 Military Psychology

Assassination Generation 88%

Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.

by Dave Grossman 2016

3.71

351 ratings

🎮 Media Violence 📱 Digital Parenting 🪖 Military Psychology

The Violence Project

by Jillian Peterson • 2021

Mass shootings are not random. They follow a pattern, and a layered defense can break it.

4.45

1k+

🔫 Mass Shootings 🧠 Childhood Trauma 🆘 Crisis Intervention

The Violence Project 88%

Mass shootings are not random. They follow a pattern, and a layered defense can break it.

by Jillian Peterson 2021

4.45

1k+ ratings

🔫 Mass Shootings 🧠 Childhood Trauma 🆘 Crisis Intervention

Facing Violence

by Rory Miller • 2011

Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.

4.25

1k+

🛡️ Self-Defense ⚔️ Violence Dynamics 🐺 Predator Mindset

Facing Violence 88%

Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.

by Rory Miller 2011

4.25

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Self-Defense ⚔️ Violence Dynamics 🐺 Predator Mindset

When Violence Is the Answer

by Tim Larkin • 2017

Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.

4.25

1k+

🛡️ Self-Defense Training 🔪 Predatory Violence 🧠 Combat Psychology

When Violence Is the Answer 88%

Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.

by Tim Larkin 2017

4.25

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Self-Defense Training 🔪 Predatory Violence 🧠 Combat Psychology

Conflict Communication

by Rory Miller • 2014

Conflict follows hidden scripts. A manual for spotting the pattern and choosing a better response.

4.23

381

🧩 Conflict Resolution 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ⚠️ Threat Assessment

Conflict Communication 88%

Conflict follows hidden scripts. A manual for spotting the pattern and choosing a better response.

by Rory Miller 2014

4.23

381 ratings

🧩 Conflict Resolution 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ⚠️ Threat Assessment

Predators

by Gregory M. Cooper • 2007

An ex-FBI profiler reveals what predators look for in a victim, and how to stop being one.

4.20

🧷 Personal Safety 🧠 Predator Psychology 🔍 Criminal Profiling

Predators 88%

An ex-FBI profiler reveals what predators look for in a victim, and how to stop being one.

by Gregory M. Cooper 2007

4.20

46 ratings

🧷 Personal Safety 🧠 Predator Psychology 🔍 Criminal Profiling

Violence of Mind

by Varg Freeborn • 2018

Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.

4.27

483

🔍 Situational Awareness ⚖️ Self-Defense Law 🧠 Mental Conditioning

Violence of Mind 88%

Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.

by Varg Freeborn 2018

4.27

483 ratings

🔍 Situational Awareness ⚖️ Self-Defense Law 🧠 Mental Conditioning

Meditations on Violence

by Rory Miller • 2008

Why your black belt won't save you: real violence plays by rules your dojo never taught.

4.33

2k+

🥋 Martial Arts Realism 🛡️ Self-Defense Training 🧠 Adrenal Stress

Meditations on Violence 88%

Why your black belt won't save you: real violence plays by rules your dojo never taught.

by Rory Miller 2008

4.33

2k+ ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Realism 🛡️ Self-Defense Training 🧠 Adrenal Stress

Healing Resistance

by Kazu Haga • 2020

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

4.61

526

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism

Healing Resistance 88%

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

by Kazu Haga 2020

4.61

526 ratings

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism

Unforgiving Places

by Jens Ludwig • 2025

Most shootings begin as arguments. The neighborhood, not the motive, determines who dies.

4.21

237

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏙️ Urban Violence 🔫 Gun Policy

Unforgiving Places 88%

Most shootings begin as arguments. The neighborhood, not the motive, determines who dies.

by Jens Ludwig 2025

4.21

237 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏙️ Urban Violence 🔫 Gun Policy

From Dictatorship to Democracy

by Gene Sharp • 1993

Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.

3.83

2k+

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance 🗳️ Democracy Movements 📊 Strategic Nonviolence

From Dictatorship to Democracy 88%

Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.

by Gene Sharp 1993

3.83

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance 🗳️ Democracy Movements 📊 Strategic Nonviolence

The Safety Trap

by Spencer Coursen • 2021

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

4.11

196

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense

The Safety Trap 88%

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

by Spencer Coursen 2021

4.11

196 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense

The Better Angels of Our Nature

by Steven Pinker • 2010

Violence has plummeted for centuries. The numbers prove it. So does the danger it could reverse.

4.16

30k+

🗡️ History Of Violence 📊 Quantitative History 🏛️ State And Violence

The Better Angels of Our Nature 88%

Violence has plummeted for centuries. The numbers prove it. So does the danger it could reverse.

by Steven Pinker 2010

4.16

30k+ ratings

🗡️ History Of Violence 📊 Quantitative History 🏛️ State And Violence

Street Smarts

by Dannah Eve • 2026

Deceive when you must. Scan every room in ten seconds. The safety guide society never gave women.

4.44

124

🛡️ Personal Safety 👩 Women'S Safety 👀 Situational Awareness

Street Smarts 88%

Deceive when you must. Scan every room in ten seconds. The safety guide society never gave women.

by Dannah Eve 2026

4.44

124 ratings

🛡️ Personal Safety 👩 Women'S Safety 👀 Situational Awareness

Contemporary Conflict Resolution

by Oliver Ramsbotham • 2005

The Cold War ended. Wars moved inside states. Conflict resolution rebuilt itself for what came next.

3.73

180

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 📚 Peace And Conflict Studies 🌍 Intrastate Conflict

Contemporary Conflict Resolution Summary

Contemporary Conflict Resolution 88%

The Cold War ended. Wars moved inside states. Conflict resolution rebuilt itself for what came next.

by Oliver Ramsbotham 2005

3.73

180 ratings

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 📚 Peace And Conflict Studies 🌍 Intrastate Conflict

The Art of Vulture Investing

by George Schultze • 2012

Bullies respond least to punishment. A guide to interventions that actually change behavior.

3.83

🏫 School Bullying ❤️‍🩹 Restorative Justice 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The Art of Vulture Investing 88%

Bullies respond least to punishment. A guide to interventions that actually change behavior.

by George Schultze 2012

3.83

64 ratings

🏫 School Bullying ❤️‍🩹 Restorative Justice 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The Macho Paradox

by Jackson Katz • 2006

Men commit the violence, yet it's called a women's issue. A guide for men ready to flip the script.

4.17

1k+

⚖️ Gender Violence 🍇 Rape Culture 🫂 Male Peer Culture

The Macho Paradox 87%

Men commit the violence, yet it's called a women's issue. A guide for men ready to flip the script.

by Jackson Katz 2006

4.17

1k+ ratings

⚖️ Gender Violence 🍇 Rape Culture 🫂 Male Peer Culture

Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between

by Shafia Zaloom • 2019

The sex talk is broken. What to say about consent, porn, and healthy relationships with teens.

4.19

134

🗣️ Teen Sex Education ✋ Consent Education 💬 Talking To Teens

Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between Summary

Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between 87%

The sex talk is broken. What to say about consent, porn, and healthy relationships with teens.

by Shafia Zaloom 2019

4.19

134 ratings

🗣️ Teen Sex Education ✋ Consent Education 💬 Talking To Teens

Fist Stick Knife Gun

by Geoffrey Canada • 1995

Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.

4.03

3k+

🏙️ Urban Violence 🧱 Street Culture 🌱 Youth Mentorship

Fist Stick Knife Gun 87%

Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.

by Geoffrey Canada 1995

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Violence 🧱 Street Culture 🌱 Youth Mentorship

Krav Maga

by David Kahn • 2004

Size, strength irrelevant: Israeli combat method built on instinct, targeting, and weekly training.

3.82

244

🛡️ Self Defense Training 🥋 Martial Arts Instruction 🪖 Military Combatives

Krav Maga 87%

Size, strength irrelevant: Israeli combat method built on instinct, targeting, and weekly training.

by David Kahn 2004

3.82

244 ratings

🛡️ Self Defense Training 🥋 Martial Arts Instruction 🪖 Military Combatives

Sheep No More

by Jonathan T. Gilliam • 2017

The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.

3.93

389

🛡️ Personal Security 👁️ Situational Awareness 📋 Threat Assessment

Sheep No More 87%

The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.

by Jonathan T. Gilliam 2017

3.93

389 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 👁️ Situational Awareness 📋 Threat Assessment

An American Summer

by Alex Kotlowitz • 2019

172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.

4.31

5k+

🏙️ Urban Violence ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🕊️ Restorative Justice

An American Summer 87%

172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.

by Alex Kotlowitz 2019

4.31

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Violence ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🕊️ Restorative Justice

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable

by Suzette Haden Elgin • 1997

Disagreement does not need to hurt. The tools for holding your ground without the casualties.

3.87

201

🤝 Conflict Resolution 💢 Hostile Language 👂 Active Listening

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable Summary

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable 87%

Disagreement does not need to hurt. The tools for holding your ground without the casualties.

by Suzette Haden Elgin 1997

3.87

201 ratings

🤝 Conflict Resolution 💢 Hostile Language 👂 Active Listening

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul

by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun • 2023

Activists burn out. A quiet, sustainable alternative that turns sensitivity into a strength.

3.97

908

🧘 Quiet Activism 👂 Highly Sensitive People 🌱 Sustainable Activism

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul Summary

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul 87%

Activists burn out. A quiet, sustainable alternative that turns sensitivity into a strength.

by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun 2023

3.97

908 ratings

🧘 Quiet Activism 👂 Highly Sensitive People 🌱 Sustainable Activism

Aikido in Everyday Life

by Terry Dobson • 1993

Stop meeting force with force. An Aikido master's guide to redirecting conflict until it dissolves.

3.86

176

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🥋 Martial Arts Wisdom 🎭 Interpersonal Dynamics

Aikido in Everyday Life 87%

Stop meeting force with force. An Aikido master's guide to redirecting conflict until it dissolves.

by Terry Dobson 1993

3.86

176 ratings

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🥋 Martial Arts Wisdom 🎭 Interpersonal Dynamics

Kindness Wins

by Galit Breen • 2015

Your kids know the safety rules. Here is how to teach them the kindness ones.

4.73

111

📱 Digital Parenting 🧑‍💻 Social Media Literacy 🛑 Youth Cyberbullying

Kindness Wins 87%

Your kids know the safety rules. Here is how to teach them the kindness ones.

by Galit Breen 2015

4.73

111 ratings

📱 Digital Parenting 🧑‍💻 Social Media Literacy 🛑 Youth Cyberbullying

Uncaged

by Frank Shamrock • 2012

Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.

3.65

🥋 Mma History 🚪 Childhood Abuse 🩹 Abuse Recovery

Uncaged 87%

Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.

by Frank Shamrock 2012

3.65

96 ratings

🥋 Mma History 🚪 Childhood Abuse 🩹 Abuse Recovery

Escape the Wolf

by Clint Emerson • 2022

A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.

4.14

100

👀 Situational Awareness 🔐 Personal Safety 🕵️ Operational Security

Escape the Wolf 87%

A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.

by Clint Emerson 2022

4.14

100 ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🔐 Personal Safety 🕵️ Operational Security

Vital Point Strikes

by Sang H. Kim • 2008

Every body has hidden switches. Hit them right and force multiplies against a larger opponent.

4.03

112

🥋 Martial Arts 🛡️ Self-Defense 🎯 Pressure Points

Vital Point Strikes 87%

Every body has hidden switches. Hit them right and force multiplies against a larger opponent.

by Sang H. Kim 2008

4.03

112 ratings

🥋 Martial Arts 🛡️ Self-Defense 🎯 Pressure Points

The Gift of Fear

by Gavin de Becker • 1997

Politeness silences your fastest danger-detection system. Here is how to turn the volume back up.

4.18

52k+

🎯 Threat Assessment 🛡️ Personal Safety 🧠 Gut Instinct

The Gift of Fear 87%

Politeness silences your fastest danger-detection system. Here is how to turn the volume back up.

by Gavin de Becker 1997

4.18

52k+ ratings

🎯 Threat Assessment 🛡️ Personal Safety 🧠 Gut Instinct

Truth and Repair

by Judith Lewis Herman • 2023

Punishment fails survivors. They want acknowledgment, repair, and a community that finally listens.

4.21

778

🧠 Trauma Psychology 🔄 Restorative Justice 🚨 Sexual Violence

Truth and Repair 87%

Punishment fails survivors. They want acknowledgment, repair, and a community that finally listens.

by Judith Lewis Herman 2023

4.21

778 ratings

🧠 Trauma Psychology 🔄 Restorative Justice 🚨 Sexual Violence

Please Stop Laughing at Us...

by Jodee Blanco • 2008

Traditional punishment fails bullies. A survivor's guide to what heals the scars and stops torment.

3.87

234

🚸 School Bullying 📖 Survivor Memoir 🫂 Compassionate Discipline

Please Stop Laughing at Us... 87%

Traditional punishment fails bullies. A survivor's guide to what heals the scars and stops torment.

by Jodee Blanco 2008

3.87

234 ratings

🚸 School Bullying 📖 Survivor Memoir 🫂 Compassionate Discipline

Solving Tough Problems

by Adam Kahane • 2004

Complex problems default to stalemate or force. The way out is a different kind of conversation.

3.98

324

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Dialogue Practice 🔗 Systems Thinking

Solving Tough Problems 87%

Complex problems default to stalemate or force. The way out is a different kind of conversation.

by Adam Kahane 2004

3.98

324 ratings

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Dialogue Practice 🔗 Systems Thinking

A Force More Powerful

by Peter Ackerman • 2000

A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.

4.11

300

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance ✊ Civil Disobedience 📢 Social Movements

A Force More Powerful 87%

A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.

by Peter Ackerman 2000

4.11

300 ratings

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance ✊ Civil Disobedience 📢 Social Movements

Last Chance in Texas

by John Hubner • 2005

At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.

4.29

828

⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🔄 Offender Rehabilitation 🫂 Restorative Justice

Last Chance in Texas 87%

At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.

by John Hubner 2005

4.29

828 ratings

⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🔄 Offender Rehabilitation 🫂 Restorative Justice

The End of Policing

by Alex S. Vitale • 2017

What if the police exist not to protect you but to manage inequality?

4.18

12k+

🛑 Police Abolition 🔗 Mass Incarceration 📖 School Criminalization

The End of Policing 87%

What if the police exist not to protect you but to manage inequality?

by Alex S. Vitale 2017

4.18

12k+ ratings

🛑 Police Abolition 🔗 Mass Incarceration 📖 School Criminalization

One Nation Under Therapy

by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005

Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.

3.60

376

🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ⚖️ Personal Accountability

One Nation Under Therapy 87%

Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.

by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005

3.60

376 ratings

🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ⚖️ Personal Accountability

Arrest-Proof Yourself

by Dale C. Carson • 2007

A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.

3.77

320

🧑‍✈️ Police Encounters ⚖️ Legal Self-Defense ⛓️‍💥 Criminal Justice Reform

Arrest-Proof Yourself 87%

A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.

by Dale C. Carson 2007

3.77

320 ratings

🧑‍✈️ Police Encounters ⚖️ Legal Self-Defense ⛓️‍💥 Criminal Justice Reform

The Battered Woman

by Lenore E. Walker • 1980

Abuse teaches a woman her actions don't count. Reversing that belief takes intervention, not advice.

4.01

101

🏠 Domestic Violence 🧠 Trauma Psychology ⛓️ Power And Control

The Battered Woman 87%

Abuse teaches a woman her actions don't count. Reversing that belief takes intervention, not advice.

by Lenore E. Walker 1980

4.01

101 ratings

🏠 Domestic Violence 🧠 Trauma Psychology ⛓️ Power And Control

Fix the System, Not the Women

by Laura Bates • 2022

Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.

4.49

6k+

🏛️ Institutional Sexism 🔀 Intersectional Feminism ⚠️ Violence Against Women

Fix the System, Not the Women 87%

Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.

by Laura Bates 2022

4.49

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Institutional Sexism 🔀 Intersectional Feminism ⚠️ Violence Against Women

When Anger Hurts

by Matthew McKay • 1989

You choose anger more than you realize. The cognitive toolkit for choosing calm instead.

4.00

247

🌋 Anger Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🗣️ Assertive Communication

When Anger Hurts 87%

You choose anger more than you realize. The cognitive toolkit for choosing calm instead.

by Matthew McKay 1989

4.00

247 ratings

🌋 Anger Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🗣️ Assertive Communication

Women Escaping Violence

by Elaine J. Lawless • 2001

Courts want a neat victim narrative. Shelters give women room for the messy truth that heals.

3.94

🏚️ Domestic Violence 💬 Narrative Healing 🗣️ Survivor Testimony

Women Escaping Violence 87%

Courts want a neat victim narrative. Shelters give women room for the messy truth that heals.

by Elaine J. Lawless 2001

3.94

17 ratings

🏚️ Domestic Violence 💬 Narrative Healing 🗣️ Survivor Testimony

A World Without Police

by Geo Maher • 2021

Police reform fails by design. The alternative is not fewer cops but stronger communities.

3.97

329

🛑 Police Abolition 🔗 Systemic Racism 🏘️ Community Safety

A World Without Police 87%

Police reform fails by design. The alternative is not fewer cops but stronger communities.

by Geo Maher 2021

3.97

329 ratings

🛑 Police Abolition 🔗 Systemic Racism 🏘️ Community Safety

This Is an Uprising

by Mark Engler • 2016

Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.

4.20

1k+

🕊️ Civil Resistance 📢 Social Movements 🧱 Movement Building

This Is an Uprising 86%

Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.

by Mark Engler 2016

4.20

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Civil Resistance 📢 Social Movements 🧱 Movement Building

Why Civil Resistance Works

by Erica Chenoweth • 2011

The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.

3.98

729

🏳️ Civil Resistance 🏛️ Regime Change 🗳️ Democratization

Why Civil Resistance Works 86%

The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.

by Erica Chenoweth 2011

3.98

729 ratings

🏳️ Civil Resistance 🏛️ Regime Change 🗳️ Democratization

The Way of Aikido

by George Leonard • 1999

Centering, blending, and the art of winning without harm: aikido lessons for life beyond the dojo.

4.12

330

🥋 Aikido ⚔️ Martial Arts Philosophy 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

The Way of Aikido 86%

Centering, blending, and the art of winning without harm: aikido lessons for life beyond the dojo.

by George Leonard 1999

4.12

330 ratings

🥋 Aikido ⚔️ Martial Arts Philosophy 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Virtuous Violence

by Alan Page Fiske • 2014

Perpetrators of violence usually believe their actions are justified. A unified theory of why.

3.90

🧠 Moral Psychology 🌍 Cultural Anthropology ⚔️ Violence Studies

Virtuous Violence 86%

Perpetrators of violence usually believe their actions are justified. A unified theory of why.

by Alan Page Fiske 2014

3.90

77 ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology 🌍 Cultural Anthropology ⚔️ Violence Studies

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