This volume covers both the foundations of criminal behavior and the research on the etiology, nature, assessment, and treatment of individuals who commit violent crime. This interdisciplinary text draws on research in clinical psychology, social psychology, criminal justice, me…
Violent crime research : an introduction / Christopher J. Ferguson -- Family and social influences on violent crime / John C. Kilburn, Jr., and Jenifer Lee -- Media violence effects and violent crime / Christopher J. Ferguson -- Evolutionary and genetic explanations of violent c…
This volume is designed to cover both the foundations of criminal behaviour as well as cutting-edge research on the etiology, nature, assessment and treatment of individuals who commit violent crime.
Violent crime is an emotional subject, rife with explanations for causes and suggestions for cures, not all of them well-founded. In this introductory textbook, Ferguson (clinical and forensic psychology, Texas A & M University) and his contributors provide an overview of the mo…