The Origins of Violence

Ross Bishop Childhood Wounding, Societal Issues January 5, 2022January 5, 2022domestic violence, incapacitation, jail, prison, punishment, rage, recidivism

by Ross Bishop “Only loving thoughts are true. Everything else is a cry for help.” It would take volumes just to list the research that has been done on the origins of crime and violence, beginning with two landmark studies in the 1880’s. Not only has the subject been studied exhaustively, there is general agreement as to itsRead more

Crime and Punishment. Taking another look at dysfunctional behavior.

ross bishop Childhood Wounding, Life Experiences, Societal Issues July 9, 2019November 23, 2020drug addiction, homelessness, neo-Nazi, prison, punishment, recidivism, rehabilitation, school shooters 0 Comment

Drug addicts, criminals, domestic abusers, school shooters, pedophiles, neo-Nazis, gang members – we treat these behaviors differently without realizing that they are all manifestations – symptoms – of deeply seated pain. Pain that originates from the same source. Realizing that might shift our treatment of these people dramatically.