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Understanding violent crime. / Stephen Jones.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Crime and justice (Buckingham, England)Publication details: Buckingham [England] ; Phildelphia : Open University Press, 2000.Description: xv, 220 p. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 033520418X
  • 0335204171 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.36 21
LOC classification:
  • HV6035.J63
Contents:
Contents: Definitions of violence -- The Extent of violence -- Biological influences, mental disorder, drugs and alcohol -- Theories of socialization -- Group violence -- Gender and violence -- Sociological theories: poverty, strain and power -- The Consequences of violent crime -- The Punishment of violence -- The treatment of violent offenders -- Appendix.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-207) and index.

Contents: Definitions of violence -- The Extent of violence -- Biological influences, mental disorder, drugs and alcohol -- Theories of socialization -- Group violence -- Gender and violence -- Sociological theories: poverty, strain and power -- The Consequences of violent crime -- The Punishment of violence -- The treatment of violent offenders -- Appendix.

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