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Handbook of Psychological Approaches with Violent Offenders
. Ed(S): Van Hasselt, Vincent B.; Hersen, Michel
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Hardback. The past quarter-century has witnessed a dramatic upsurge of violent crime. This book systematically examines psychological approaches with violent criminal offenders. It addresses topics such as: major theoretical perspectives on violent crime, violence committed by children and youth, homicide, sexual deviance and assault, and family violence. Editor(s): Van Hasselt, Vincent B.; Hersen, Michel. Series: The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice. Num Pages: 528 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVQ; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2760.
The past quarter-century has witnessed a dramatic upsurge of violent crime in the United States and abroad. In this country, the rise in violent criminal activity has been consistently documented in such published accounts as the Uniform Crime Reports and the Statistical Handbook on Violence in America, published by the FBI and the Vio lence Research Group, respectively. Further, social scientists-particularly those working in the fields of sociology and psychology-have provided a convergence of findings attesting to the magnitude of one of today's most significant social problems: domestic violence (e. g. , spouse, child, and elder abuse). Such efforts have ... Read more
The past quarter-century has witnessed a dramatic upsurge of violent crime in the United States and abroad. In this country, the rise in violent criminal activity has been consistently documented in such published accounts as the Uniform Crime Reports and the Statistical Handbook on Violence in America, published by the FBI and the Vio lence Research Group, respectively. Further, social scientists-particularly those working in the fields of sociology and psychology-have provided a convergence of findings attesting to the magnitude of one of today's most significant social problems: domestic violence (e. g. , spouse, child, and elder abuse). Such efforts have ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Series
The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306458453
SKU
V9780306458453
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