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Violent Crime Clinical and Social Implications

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ISBN-10: 1412959934

ISBN-13: 9781412959933

Edition: 2010

Authors: Christopher J. Ferguson

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This edited volume is designed to cover both the foundations of criminal behavior as well as "cutting edge" research on the etiology, nature, assessment, and treatment of individuals who commit violent crime. Interdisciplinary in nature, this text will draw from research in clinical psychology, social psychology, criminal justice, medicine, and biology. Equal consideration will be given to environmental and biological research into criminal behavior. Furthermore, this text will take a critical approach to the research with frank discussions of what is known and what is yet to be determined, and will present this material in a straightforward manner that will challenge students to think…    
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Book details

List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/13/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Christopher J. Ferguson holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Central Florida and also trained at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He has been active in publishing research papers on violent and aggressive behavior in peer-reviewed journals and scholarly books and has done clinical work with adults and juveniles in correctional settings. Currently he is an assistant professor of psychology at Texas A&M International University. His research interests include violent criminal behavior, positive and negative influences of video games and other violent media and refinements in meta-analytic techniques.

Preface
Causes of Crime
Violent Crime Research: An Introduction
Family and Social Influences on Violent Crime
Media Violence Effects and Violent Crime: Good Science or Moral Panic?
Evolutionary and Genetic Explanations of Violent Crime
The Biochemistry of Violent Crime
Brain Injuries and Violent Crime
The Offenders
Violence Among School-Aged Youth: An Examination of School, Gang, Dating, and Sexual Violence
Violence and the Elderly
Beyond Violence Against Women: Gender Inclusiveness in Domestic Violence Research, Policy, and Practice
Physical Child Abuse
Sexual Offenders
Hate Crimes
Murder in a Comparative Context
Serial Murder
Victims, Prevention, and Treatment
Victimology
Prevention and Treatment of Violent Offending/Offenders
Index
About the Editor
About the Contributors