The End of Violence

Gary Slutkin is one of the most important thinkers and activists in the vital effort to understand and reduce violent crime. – Steven PinkerDr. Slutkin leads us down an entirely new path to a world beyond violence. This is an inspiring journey that leads us to see problems in a new light, and to tackle them in new ways. – Nicholas Kristof * Two- time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist *Dr. Slutkin can predict violence and see it move from one person to another, like a contagion. And like disease transmission, he shows violence can be interrupted, and potentially cured. He gives hope to what has always felt like a hopeless issue. – Dr. Sanjay Gupta * Associate Chief of Neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital, Chief Medical Correspondent For CNN *No more pressing challenge faces us today than the epidemic of violence. Surprisingly, there is a cure. In this all-important book, epidemiologist Gary Slutkin brings 25 years of deep experience and knowledge to show us how we can use the paradigm of public health to cure the world of this deadly epidemic. This book could not be more relevant or useful. – William Ury * New York Times bestselling Author of Getting to Yes, Co-founder of the Harvard Program on Negotiation and the International Negotiation Network with Jimmy Carter *Dr. Slutkin is revolutionizing the field entirely. This book does more than explain his discovery that violence is a communicable disease—it also offers extremely practical applications. The world needs this book now to change the tide of violence and build a world of peace. – Rima Salah * former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations *The End of Violence is a visionary work. A must-read, not only for practitioners but also for everyday people who care about their families, their futures, and those around them. – Dr. Susan L. Bissell * Founding Director, Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, former Global Chief, Child Protection, UNICEF *

Dr. Gary Slutkin is a physician and epidemiologist and innovator in violence reduction. As the Founder and former CEO of Cure Violence Global, he is widely recognized for pioneering the epidemic control approach to violence prevention. Formerly the Director of Interventions at the World Health Organization, Dr. Slutkin guided efforts to combat epidemics of tuberculosis, cholera, and AIDS in over twenty countries in Africa and Asia. Dr. Slutkin has presented his solution-oriented understanding of the violence epidemic to the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, the State Department, Harvard Law School, the Institute of Medicine, MIT, the United States Congress, and the National Intelligence Council. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Economist, CNN, BBC, and in the award-winning film, The Interrupters.