In 1997, the San Francisco County Jail began offering inmates convicted of violent crimes an emotional group therapy called manalive. Remarkably, after only four months of intense immersion, the re-arrest rate for violent crimes dropped by 80% for its graduates. Manalive is a core component of the Sheriff’s program “Resolve to Stop the Violence Project” (RSVP). Manhood and Violence: Fatal Peril profiles a group of violent men who participated in Manalive and RSVP.