Criminal violence

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Criminal violence

edited by Marvin E. Wolfgang, Neil Alan Weiner ; Philip J. Cook ... [et al.]

Sage Publications, c1982

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references

Contents of Works

  • Biology and violence / by Sarnoff A. Mednick ... [et al.]
  • Psychological determinants and correlates of criminal violence / by Edwin I. Megargee
  • Longitudinal analyses of criminal violence / by David P. Farrington
  • Domestic criminal violence / by Richard J. Gelles
  • The role of firearms in violent crime / by Philip J. Cook
  • Situational approaches to understanding and predicting individual violent behavior / by John Monahan and Deidre Klassen
  • The violent offender in the criminal justice system / by Peter W. Greenwood

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'...four chapters alone are worth the price of the volume and are recommended to serious researchers in the area of violent crime and delinquency.' -- Contemporary Psychology, Vol 28 No 6, 1983 'The collection provides a highly useful anthology of current research into the parameters of criminally violent behavior, including a wide selection of viewpoints.' -- The Police Chief, January 1984

Table of Contents

Introduction - Marvin E Wolfgang and Neil Alan Weiner Biology and Violence - Sarnoff A Mednick, Vicki Pollock, Jan Volavka, and William F Gabrielli Jr. Psychological Determinants and Correlates of Criminal Violence - Edwin I Megargee Longitudinal Analyses of Criminal Violence - David P Farrington Domestic Criminal Violence - Richard J Gelles The Role of Firearms in Violent Crime - Philip J Cook Situational Approaches to Understanding and Predicting Individual Violent behavior - John Monahan and Deidre Klassen The Violent Offender in the Criminal Justice System - Peter W Greenwood

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