NCJ Number
55020
Editor(s)
I L KUTASH,
S B KUTASH,
L B SCHLESINGER
Date Published
1978
Length
598 pages
Annotation
A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE ON AGGRESSION, VIOLENCE, AND MURDER IS PROVIDED IN A SOURCEBOOK DIRECTED TO THOSE WHO STUDY VIOLENCE AND TO THOSE WHO WORK WITH VIOLENT OFFENDERS AND THEIR VICTIMS.
Abstract
THE BOOK OFFERS PRACTITIONERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, SOCIOLOGY, AND OTHER DISCIPLINES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE CAUSES, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE. PSYCHOANALYTICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, ETHOLOGICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL THEORIES ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR ARE REVIEWED. THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF MURDER--INTRAFAMILY MURDER, MURDERS BY WOMEN, ASSASSINATIONS, ETC.--ARE EXAMINED IN LIGHT OF RESEARCH FINDINGS. WHY PEOPLE BECOME VIOLENT AND HOW THAT VIOLENCE ERUPTS INTO FAMILY ASSAULTS, VANDALISM IN THE SCHOOLS, CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULTS, AND OTHER ACTS ARE EXPLORED. DISPOSITION, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION ARE ADDRESSED IN CHAPTERS ON TREATMENT VERSUS CORRECTION AND ON TREATMENT OF SEXUAL OFFENDERS, OTHER VIOLENT OFFENDERS, VIOLENT POLICE OFFICERS, AND THE VICTIMS OF AGGRESSION. SOCIETY'S ROLE IN RECOGNIZING, CONTROLLING, AND PREVENTING VIOLENCE IS ALSO CONSIDERED. THE 26 CHAPTERS CONTAIN CASE STUDIES AND CLINICAL EXAMPLES THAT PROFESSIONALS WILL FIND USEFUL IN DEALING WITH CHILD ABUSE, SCHOOL VIOLENCE, SEXUAL OFFENSES, AND OTHER PROBLEMS. AN INDEX AND A 63-PAGE LIST OF REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED. FOR ABSTRACTS OF INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS, SEE NCJ-55021-55038. (LKM)