abstract:James Gilligan is an American psychiatrist and author, husband of Carol Gilligan and best known for his series of books entitled Violence, where he draws on 25 years of work in the American prison system to describe the motivation and causes behind violent behavior.
Someyearsago, the researcherJamesGilligan was called intoaprison to try tohelpout with aninmate who kept assaultingguards, even after he was placed in solitaryconfinement24hours a day.