Violence is a multifaceted academic concept investigating the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation. Its study encompasses the causes, manifestations, consequences, and prevention of such actions across individual, interpersonal, collective, and structural levels within various disciplines.