Chapter Title

Mass Violence and Law Enforcement Personnel

Book Title

Understanding Mass Violence: A Social Work Perspective

Authors

George T. Patterson, City University of New YorkFollow
Grace A. Telesco, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Department

Department of Justice and Human Services

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Editors

Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, Norma Kolko Phillips

Description

Understanding Mass Violence prepares social workers to intervene with people affected by human-caused violence, such as school shootings or terrorist acts.

The difficult challenges facing social work practitioners are discussed and suggestions for self-care are provided. Mass violence is also examined within the broader context of social policy and social justice.

The book is organized into 5 sections and includes 13 chapters, providing the content for a course on social work and mass violence or trauma.

ISBN

978-0205375233

Publication Date

2004

Publisher

Pearson

City

Boston, MA

Keywords

first responders, law enforcement, mass violence

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

First Page

117

Last Page

126

NSUWorks Citation

Patterson, G. T., & Telesco, G. A. (2004). Mass Violence and Law Enforcement Personnel. Understanding Mass Violence: A Social Work Perspective, 117-126. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facbooks/28

ORCID ID

0000-0002-5518-4762