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Structural violence is a form of violence wherein some social structure or social institution may harm people by preventing them from meeting their basic needs or rights.. The term was coined by Norwegian sociologist Johan Galtung, who introduced it in his 1969 article "Violence, Peace, and Peace Research". [1]
Structural abuse is the process by which an individual or group is dealt with unfairly by a social or cultural system or authority. This unfairness manifests itself as abuse in a psychological , financial , physical or spiritual form , and victims often are unable to protect themselves from harm.
The concept of violence being ingrained in Western society and culture has been around for at least the 20th century. [1] Developed from structural violence, as research progressed the notion that a culture can sanction violent acts developed into what we know as culture of violence theory today. [1]
Critical theory argues for a shift from "negative peace" described as absence of violence against individuals to "positive peace" described as the absence of structural violence. [47] This emerged rapidly at the end of the Cold War, and was encapsulated in the report of then-UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, An Agenda for Peace. [26]
Violence can be broadly divided into three broad categories—direct violence, structural violence and cultural violence. [138] Thus defined and delineated, it is of note, as Hyndman says, that "geography came late to theorizing violence" [138] in comparison to other social sciences.
Table of Contents. Officers in Schools: The number of officers in schools rose sharply in the 90s and then held steady until 2014.; Weapons Officers Carry Between 2006 and 2010, schools that employed officers saw an 8-point rise in tasers and an 8-point drop in firearms.
A suspect is in custody after a knife attack at Grand Central 42 Street subway station in New York injured two with neck and wrist slashes.
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