{"product_id":"9780316520119","title":"The End of Violence","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Gary Slutkin","offers":[{"title":"Little, Brown and Company |  Hardback  |  2026-04-21","offer_id":47343159935231,"sku":"9780316520119","price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1c87033a-2ce9-41f2-a269-8434923f7ad2.jpg?v=1760116416","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780316520119","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}