James Gilligan Biography

Dr. James Gilligan's life work has consisted of researching the various biological psychological and social phenomena that increase rates of violence - including the prevalence and availability of guns - and that decrease rates of violence - such as limiting the prevalence lethality and availability of guns. Dr. Gilligan has concluded that violence is always a desperate and risky attempt to gain respect attention and recognition for oneself or for the group with which one identifies. This theory is able to explain a whole range of violent behaviors from individual (homicide and suicide) to collective (war terrorism and genocide) and enables doctors to devise and test practical methods to prevent violence. Dr. Gilligan has appeared in several Emmy-nominated documentary films for television and has appeared on Peter Jennings' newscast and Ted Koppel's Nightline as well as a CBS Town Meeting on the juvenile justice system hosted by Dan Rather.

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