Purpose – This paper seeks to examine whether violence embedded in stories in ads can contribute to advertising … different levels of violence in an ad story. Findings – The main finding is that representations of real violence (as opposed to … staged violence) produced higher levels of excitement, attitude toward the story, attitude toward the ad, and attitude toward …

parameterized by monthly violence rates in nine California cities that represented different series features, and randomly inserted … had the best overall performance. We applied each method to the monthly violence rates in nine California cities and …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of The Leadership Program's Violence Prevention … to promote a range of communication skills associated with violence prevention and alter classroom norms about aggression … and violence. Design/methodology/approach – A multi‐site, quasi‐experimental effectiveness trial examined pre‐ and post …

between the various dimensions of the welfare cost of crime and violence available in the literature. Design … and violence within this unified framework. This theoretical benchmark is then used as a benchmark to review the empirical … dimensions of welfare cost of crime and violence that have been presented in the literature.  …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of violence with respect to white‐collar criminals. Design … paper fulfills a need to highlight a dangerous trend with white‐collar criminals in that they may be driven to violence …

are heightened in the context of disabled people as potential victims of targeted violence and hostility. Individual … and in other decisions around combating targeted violence and hostility against them.  …

/methodology/approach – This article provides results from the prevalence study of Abuse and Violence against Older Women in Europe (AVOW … have experienced some kind of violence and abuse, in the last 12 months, by someone who is close to them. The results offer …

Purpose – Violence and abuse often occur within the immediate family. However, violence against older women in families … material for health care staff concerning violence against older women within families was carried out. Analysis of this … and recognizing violence as well as intervention, cooperating with other organisations and caring for oneself. Findings …