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…
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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: clinical and social implications
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Violent crime: clinical and social implications
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Type: Book
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…
Covering all the dangerous situations people typically face -- street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace -- de Becker provides real-life examples and offers specific advice on restraining orders, self-defense, and more. But the key to self-protection, he demonstrat…
True fear is a gift: unwarranted fear is a curse. This book shows how to tell the difference. The threat of violence surrounds us every day: a date won't take "no" for an answer; the new nanny gives a mother an uneasy feeling; a stranger in a deserted parking lot offers unsolici…
Explains how to use the power of intuition to identify and avoid danger, and shares advice on restraining orders and self-defense tactics.
Covering all the dangerous situations people typically face -- street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace -- de Becker provides real-life examples and offers specific advice on restraining orders, self-defense, and more. But the key to self-protection, he demonstrat…
What impels human beings to harm others--family members or strangers? And how can these impulses and actions be prevented or controlled? Heightened public awareness of and concern about what is widely perceived as a recent explosion of violence, on a spectrum from domestic abuse…
