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Transforming Violence to Nonviolence: An Approach, Lessons Learned, and an Inspiration – A Positive from the Negative of the Charleston Church Shooting

Transforming Violence to Nonviolence: An Approach, Lessons Learned, and an Inspiration – A Positive from the Negative of the Charleston Church Shooting

Wayne A. Jones
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781522522096|ISBN10: 1522522093|EISBN13: 9781522522102
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2209-6.ch004
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Jones, Wayne A. "Transforming Violence to Nonviolence: An Approach, Lessons Learned, and an Inspiration – A Positive from the Negative of the Charleston Church Shooting." Creating a Sustainable Vision of Nonviolence in Schools and Society, edited by Swaranjit Singh and Nancy D. Erbe, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 43-68. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2209-6.ch004

APA

Jones, W. A. (2017). Transforming Violence to Nonviolence: An Approach, Lessons Learned, and an Inspiration – A Positive from the Negative of the Charleston Church Shooting. In S. Singh & N. Erbe (Eds.), Creating a Sustainable Vision of Nonviolence in Schools and Society (pp. 43-68). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2209-6.ch004

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Jones, Wayne A. "Transforming Violence to Nonviolence: An Approach, Lessons Learned, and an Inspiration – A Positive from the Negative of the Charleston Church Shooting." In Creating a Sustainable Vision of Nonviolence in Schools and Society, edited by Swaranjit Singh and Nancy D. Erbe, 43-68. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2209-6.ch004

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Abstract

America can be a violent place. This country has a diverse population with a plethora of social problems including a significant level of violence that occurs in families, schools, churches, and other elements of society. Violence results in significant costs to family relationships, crime, health care, social services, education, race, religion and public policy. There have been many high-profile cases of violence especially mass shootings. On June 17, 2015 Dylan Roof, a young white male, fatally wounded 9 people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. What causes such violent acts? Are males more violent than females? What can be done to address the problem of violence? Violence often leads to more violence. Can a violent act, such as the Charleston shooting result in a transformative experience and outcome where the response offers lessons for a vision for nonviolence?

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