An understanding of this “virus of violence” must begin with an assessment of the magnitude of the problem: ever-increasing incidence of violent crime, in spite of the way that medical technology is holding down the murder rate, and in spite of the role played by an ever-growing number of incarcerated violent criminals and an aging population in holding down the violence. It is not just an American problem, it is an international phenomenon. In Canada, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, and across Europe, assault rates are skyrocketing. In countries like India, where there
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