Explaining Violence

Jessica Stern, terrorism expert at Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies

Part I Explaining Violence: Lessons from Terrorists

In this four-part series, BU Today looks at the work of BU researchers and medical experts who study and treat the causes and consequences of violence. Considered together, the four stories depict a vicious cycle of hurt, frustration, and vengeance that reverberates through every aspect of American life. In August 2012, Jessica Stern visited a high-security prison […]

Casey Taft of Boston University School of Medicine, Emily Rothman of Boston University School of Public Health, Megan Bair-Merritt of Boston University School of Medicine

Special Series:

Explaining Violence

Part 1: Lessons from Terrorists

In this series

Part I Explaining Violence: Lessons from Terrorists

Part II Explaining Violence: Intimate Partner Violence

Part III Explaining Violence: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience

Part IV Explaining Violence: Healing the Wounds of Gun Violence