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Violent Crime: Clinical and Social Implications Hardback - 2009

by Christopher J. Ferguson

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Offering a unique and interdisciplinary focus on the roots of violence, Violent Crime: Clinical and Social Implications explores cutting-edge research on the etiology, nature, assessment, and treatment of individuals who commit violent crimes. This edited volume covers the foundations of criminal behavior, offers a balanced discussion of both environmental and biological research, and includes articles written by top researchers and scholars in the field. In Part I, Violent Crime examines the origins of violence, including family and other social factors, media violence, genetics, biochemistry, and head injuries. Part II delves into research on specific subgroups of offenders, including sex offenders, domestic violence perpetrators, murderers, and serial murderers. Part III focuses on issues related to victimology, prevention, and the treatment of violent offenders.

Key Features
  • Draws from a wide range of disciplines, including criminology, sociology, biology, medical science, genetics, clinical psychology, and psychiatry
  • Introduces students to cutting-edge research on genetic, biochemical, and traumatic brain injury-related causes and correlates of violent crime
  • Presents a systematic introduction to the current state of the field (and its likely future) through articles from leading researchers in the various subfields of violent crime
  • Includes case studies with salient, fascinating examples of actual crimes and criminals to help students understand key points
  • Offers an international focus, with authors from Canada, England, Greece, and Spain, as well as from the United States
  • Provides end-of-chapter learning aids, including summaries, discussion questions, Internet resources, and suggestions for further reading

A must-read for any student of criminological research, Violent Crime: Clinical and Social Implications can be used as a core or supplementary text in undergraduate and graduate courses on Violent Crime, Interpersonal Violence, and Social Deviance.

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  • Title Violent Crime: Clinical and Social Implications
  • Author Christopher J. Ferguson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Sage Publications, Inc
  • Publication date 2009-01-13
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781412959926 / 1412959926
  • Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 7.2 x 0.9 in (25.40 x 18.29 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Crime/Criminology
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Violent crimes - Psychological aspects, Violent crimes - Sociological aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008031844
  • Dewey Decimal Code 364.2

About the author

Christopher J. Ferguson is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Psychology at Stetson University. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on the topic of video game and other media violence. His research has generally not indicated significant associations with harmful outcomes in children due to media violence exposure. He has served as Guest Editor for two American Psychological Association journals on the topic of video games. In 2013, he was awarded an early-career scientist award from the Media Psychology division of the American Psychological Association. He lives near Orlando, Florida, with his wife and son.

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