| Description |
xii, 528 pages ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Plenum series in crime and justice |
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Plenum series in crime and justice.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Overview and Theoretical Perspectives: Overview; A. Bricklin, et al. Sociological Theories of Violence; S.K. Steinmetz. Behavioral Perspectives on Violent Behavior; M.T. Nietzel, et al. Psychodynamic Theories; H.D. Lerner. Violent Crime by Children and Adolescents: Firesetting in Children and Youth; D.J. Kolko. Adolescent Sex Offenders; J.A. Hunter, Jr. Child and Adolescent Homicide; D.G. Cornell. Homicide: Serial Murder and Sexual Homicide; W.C. Myers, A.W. Burgess. Making Sense of Mass Murder; J. Levin, J.A. Fox. Women Who Kill; J.I. Warren, J. Kovnick. Sexual Deviance and Assault: Paraphilias; N. McConaghy. Rape; W.L. Marshall, et al. Child Sexual Molestation; R.A. Prentky. Family Violence: Adolescent Victims and Intergenerational Issues in Sexual Abuse; D.B. Hecht, D.J. Hansen. Child Physical Abuse and Neglect; J.E. Warner-Rogers, et al. Relationship Aggression Between Partners; A. Rosenbaum, P.J. Gearan. Special Topics: Arson and Fire-Related Crimes Factors; A.D. Sapp, et al. A Neurological Perspective; F.A. Elliott. Psychiatric Assessment of the Violent Offender; O. Kausch, P.J. Resnick. 5 Additional Chapters. Author Index. Subject Index |
| Summary |
Provides an examination of salient strategies and issues in research and treatment of a wide variety of violent offenders, discusses relevant clinical implications of working with the disparate groups that are covered and covers a range of special topics and factors that are common to populations of violent individuals |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Violent crimes -- Psychological aspects.
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Violent offenders -- Psychology.
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Violence -- Psychological aspects.
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Violence -- psychology.
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Crime -- psychology.
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Psychopathology.
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| Author |
Hersen, Michel.
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Van Hasselt, Vincent B.
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| LC no. |
98040748 |
| ISBN |
0306458454 |
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