Violent Offenders Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice

Name: Violent Offenders Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice
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ISBN: 9780763797904

ISBN-10: 0763797901

ISBN-13: 9780763797904

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Peter J. Conis, Matt DeLisi

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Violent Offenders: Theory, Research, Public Policy and Practice, Second Edition is a collection of original scholarship from an international collection of applied and academic criminologists. This text contains cutting-edge material on the broad category of criminal predators, including homicide offenders, sex offenders, financial predators, and conventional street criminals. Unlike other texts on the subject that narrowly focus on one type of criminal (e.g., serial killers), this updated Second Edition illustrates the systemic importance of predation in antisocial behavior. This book is divided into two parts; part one contains theory and research on violent offenders, and part two covers…

Book details

List price: $98.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 7/12/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 470
Size: 6.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Preface


Reviewers


Contributors



Theory and Research



The Importance of Violent Offenders to Criminology




The Overlap of Violent Offending and Violent Victimization: Assessing the Evidence and Explanations




Community-Level Correlates of Crime




Where I'm From: Criminal Predators and Their Environments




Cyber-Related Violence




Still Psychopathic After All These Years




The Behavioral Genetics of Predatory Criminal Behavior




Vigilance, Violence, and Murder in Mateships




Early Risk Factors for Young Homicide Offenders and Victims




Generality of Deviance and Predation: Crime-Switching and Specialization Patterns in Persistent Sexual Offenders




Comparing Women and Men Who Kill




Female Sexual Offending




Gang Involvement and Predatory Crime




The Heterogeneity of Predatory Behaviors in Sexual Homicide




Policy and Practice



Focused Deterrence Strategies and the Reduction of Gang and Group-Involved Violence




Arrested Today, Out Tomorrow: Patrol Officers' Perceptions of a Broken Justice System




Sex Offenders on the Internet: Cyber-Struggles for the Protection of Children




Prosecuting Criminal Predators




Alternative Adjudication Methods for Offenders with Mental Health Problems




Violent Offenders: A Perspective on Dynamic Federal Supervision Practices




Criminal Predatory Behavior in the Federal Bureau of Prisons




Institutional Misconduct Among Capital Murderers




Civil Commitment Laws for Sexual Predators




Sex Offender Registries and Criminal Predators




Running to Stand Still? Reentry and Violent Offenders



Name Index


Subject Index