BookPhilip J. Cook ... [et al.] ; edited by Marvin E. Wolfgang and Neil Alan Weiner.
Summary: '...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. Nielsen 9780803918016 20160528
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. Nielsen 9780803918016 20160528