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Clinical Approaches to Violence

edited by Kevin Howells and Clive R. Hollin

(Wiley series in clinical approaches to criminal behaviour)

Wiley, c1989

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents
Volume

ISBN 9780471922148

Description

The aim of this text is to serve two functions, firstly to inform clinicians of developments in the clinical approach to criminal behaviour in its many forms, and secondly to convince others that the clinical approach has a role to play in changing criminal behaviour.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Concepts and methods: an introduction to concepts, models and techniques, Clive R.Hollin and Kevin Howells
  • behavioural approaches to violent crime, Monika Henderson
  • anger disturbances - cognitive mediation and clinical prescriptions, Raymond W.Novaco and Wayne N.Welsh
  • psychopathy and personality disorder in relation to violence, Ronald Blackburn
  • clinical decision making and the assessment of dangerousness, Nathan Pollock et al. Part 2 Family and sexual violence: spouse and elder abuse, Kevin D.Browne
  • the physical abuse of children, Neil Frude
  • aggressive and violent children - the use of triadic interventions, Martin Herbert
  • sexual violence, W.L.Marshall and H.E.Barbaree. Part 3 Institutional and professional contexts: violence in institutions for young offenders and disturbed adolescents, Malcolm R.Gentry and Eugene B.Ostapiuk
  • violence in prisons, Hans Toch
  • violence in psychiatric hospitals, Jonquil Drinkwater and Gisli Gudjonsson
  • the prevention of assault on professional helpers, W.Davies
  • the future of clinical approaches to violence - grounds for optimism, Kevin Howells and Clive Hollin.
Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780471934813

Description

Designed to help counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists and probation officers cope with the management of violent behaviour, this study provides reviews of the many aspects and forms of violence. It aims to enable readers to formulate solutions to specific clinical problems.

Table of Contents

  • CONCEPTS AND METHODS
  • An Introduction to Concepts, Models and Techniques (C. Hollin & K. Howells)
  • Behavioral Approaches to Violent Crime (M. Henderson)
  • Anger Disturbances: Cognitive Mediation and Clinical Prescriptions (R. Novaco & W. Welsh)
  • Psychopathy and Personality Disorder in Relation to Violence (R. Blackburn)
  • Clinical Decision Making and the Assessment of Dangerousness (N. Pollock, et al.)
  • FAMILY AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
  • Family Violence: Spouse and Elder Abuse (K. Browne)
  • The Physical Abuse of Children (N. Frude)
  • Aggressive and Violent Children The Use of Triadic Interventions (M. Herbert)
  • Sexual Violence (W. Marshall & H. Barbaree)
  • INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONTEXTS
  • Violence in Institutions for Young Offenders and Disturbed Adolescents (M. Gentry & E. Ostapunk)
  • Violence in Prisons (H. Toch)
  • The Nature of Violence in Psychiatric Hospitals (J. Drinkwater & G. Gudjonsson)
  • The Prevention of Assault on Professional Helpers (W. Davies)
  • The Future of Clinical Approaches to Violence: Grounds for Optimism?
  • (K. Howells & C. Hollin)
  • Indexes.

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Details
  • NCID
    BA31086423
  • ISBN
    • 0471922145
    • 047193481X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Chichester ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 344 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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