Criminal Violence - Psychological Correlates and Determinants - A Selected Bibliography

• NCJ Number: 82687
• Editor(s): M E Wolfgang, N A Weiner, W D Pointer
• Date Published: 1981
• Length: 73 pages
• Grant Number(s): 79-NI-AX-0127
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-013-81
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ); US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: National Institute of Justice/NCJRS; University of Pennsylvania
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: This is one of five topical bibliographies on criminal violence.

Annotation

This bibliography focuses on the psychological correlates and determinants of violent crime and lists relevant documents published between 1972 and 1980. They cover a broad spectrum of issues bearing on the psychology of criminal violence.

Abstract

The listing comprises 206 citations with abstracts selected from the National Institute of Justice/NCJRS data base. Included are writings that explore the psychological, sociopsychological, and, to a lesser extent, psychobiological antecedents and consequences of aggressive and criminal violence. Most of the cited works examine personality traits and dynamics -- including their pathological forms -- as well as stress and frustration. Some of the documents deal with the psychological effects of victimization. Author and subject indexes and ordering information are supplied.