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Handbook of psychological approaches with violent offenders : contemporary strategies and issues / edited by Vincent B. Van Hasselt and Michel Hersen.
LIBRA RC569.V55 H36 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Plenum series in crime and justice
- The Plenum series in crime and justice
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violence--Psychological aspects.
- Violence.
- Violent crimes--Psychological aspects.
- Violent crimes.
- Criminal Psychology.
- Violence--psychology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Criminal Psychology.
- Violence--psychology.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 528 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [1999]
- Summary:
- The past quarter-century has witnessed a dramatic upsurge of violent crime. This is the first handbook to systematically and comprehensively examine current psychological approaches with violent criminal offenders. An internationally recognized group of contributors addresses such topics as the major theoretical perspectives on violent crime, violence committed by children and youth, homicide, sexual deviance and assault, and family violence.
- Contents:
- I. Overview and theoretical perspectives. Overview / Alisa Bricklin, Michel Hersen, and Vincent B. Van Hasselt
- Sociological theories of violence / Suzanne K. Steinmetz
- Behavioral perspectives on violent behavior / Michael T. Nietzel, Dawn M. Hasemann, and Donald R. Lynam
- Psychodynamic theories / Howard D. Lerner
- The role of biological factors / Paul F. Brain. II. Violent crime by children and adolescents. Firesetting in children and youth / David J. Kolko
- Adolescent sex offenders / John A. Hunter, Jr.
- Child and adolescent homicide / Dewey G. Cornell. III. Homicide. Serial murder and sexual homicide / Wade C. Myers ... [et al.]
- Making sense of mass murder / Jack Levin and James Alan Fox
- Women who kill / Janet I. Warren and Jeff Kovnick.
- IV. Sexual deviance and assault. Paraphilias / Nathaniel McConaghy
- Rape / William L. Marshall, Yolanda M. Fernandez, and Franca Cortoni
- Child sexual molestation / Robert A. Prentky. V. Family violence. Adolescent victims and intergenerational issues in sexual abuse / Debra B. Hecht and David J. Hansen
- Child physical abuse and neglect / Jody E. Warner-Rogers, David J. Hansen, and Debra B. Hecht
- Relationship aggression between partners / Alan Rosenbaum and Paul J. Gearan
- Elder abuse / Rosalie S. Wolf. VI. Special topics. Serial arson and fire-related crime factors / Allen D. Sapp ... [et al.]
- A neurological perspective / Frank A. Elliott
- Psychiatric assessment of the violent offender / Otto Kausch and Phillip J. Resnick
- The neuropsychology of aggression / Katrina R. Rayls and Wiley Mittenberg
- Prediction of dangerousness and release decision making / Norman G. Poythress, Jr.
- Alcohol, drugs, and interpersonal violence / Linda J. Roberts, Caton F. Roberts, and Kenneth E. Leonard.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0306458454
- OCLC:
- 39887037
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