{"product_id":"the-end-of-violence-gary-slutkin-9780316607452","title":"The End of Violence: A Prescription for a Peaceful Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eA leading epidemiologist and violence prevention expert \"leads us down an entirely new path to a world beyond violence\" (Nicholas Kristoff), with a bold new theory of how violence infects a society, and a hopeful vision for eradicating it with the same playbook used to combat contagious disease.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Violence is often described as a social issue, a moral failing, or an innate human instinct. But in fact, argues Dr. Gary Slutkin, violence is a contagion that infects a society like a disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This isn't a metaphor. In THE END OF VIOLENCE, Dr. Slutkin draws on the expertise gleaned from 40+ years on the frontlines fighting deadly epidemics to reveal that violence operates according to the same predictable logic as every other contagious disease, initially infecting a small number of carriers then spreading from host to host. When a shooting occurs in a neighborhood, it's not just a tragic event--it's patient zero in an outbreak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through compelling stories ranging from the streets of Chicago, to war-torn villages in the Ukraine and Syria, to mass shootings in suburban America, THE END OF VIOLENCE offers a hopeful alternative to the failed strategies of deterrence and incarceration: a proven public health approach that interrupts transmission, changes behavior, and inoculates against future infection. Whether giving water to a child with diarrhea or providing a safe interruption to a domestic abuser, these methods focus on curing rather than punishing, and can be used to protect ourselves, heal our communities, and end the global epidemic of violence during our lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Slutkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316607452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316607452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Gary Slutkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425694990591,"sku":"9780316607452","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_047604ba-6e6e-4211-89dc-5c0bab650eb0.jpg?v=1761540989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-end-of-violence-gary-slutkin-9780316607452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}