| Description |
vii, 202 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Why I wrote this book -- 2. Crime in context -- 3. A review of what we know about crime -- 4. A working definition of culture -- 5. Meeting the offenders -- 6. 'I have to prove that I'm here" - identity and its relationship to criminal violence -- 7. 'This is for my people' versus 'It's your fault ... leave me alone': cultural meanings of criminal behaviour -- 8. ' I just lost it': offenders' rationalisations for criminal violence (co-authored with Dr greg Noble) -- 9. The way forward |
| Summary |
From prison interviews with violent offenders and a wealth of experience and research, Australian psychologist Dr Kaite Siedler explores the complex interaction between crime and culture. Featuring the voices of the offenders themselves, 15 convicted adult male violent offenders, from various ethnic cultural communities, explain their understanding, motivations and rationalisations for their actions, and how these relate to questions of identity, community and responsibility within their cultural experience and values |
| Analysis |
Masculinity |
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Offender characteristics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) |
| Audience |
General |
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Tertiary/Undergraduate |
| Notes |
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at the publisher's home page: http://www.australianacademicpress.com.au |
| Subject |
Crime -- Australia.
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Crime -- Australia -- Psychological aspects.
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Violence -- Social aspects -- Australia.
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Violence -- Australia -- Psychological aspects.
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Violent offenders -- Attitudes.
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| ISBN |
9781921513565 (paperback) |
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