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01-11-2018 | Editorial

Violence, justice, and health: implications for a multisectoral collaboration

Authors: Bandy X. Lee, Manuel P. Eisner, Maya Prabhu, Charles C. Dike

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 8/2018

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Until recently, criminal justice has been the predominant way by which society has intervened in problematic human violence. Then, there has been the rise of a public health approach, which views human violence as an issue one can research, understand, and prevent. Mental health and the social sciences shed light on how psychological and social dimensions shape human violence. Laws, in turn, protect civil and human rights and set standards for governance. All these different domains have much to gain from collaborating with one another, but there has been insufficient exchange between them. …

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Title: Violence, justice, and health: implications for a multisectoral collaboration
Authors: Bandy X. Lee
Manuel P. Eisner
Maya Prabhu
Charles C. Dike
Publication date: 01-11-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1162-y

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