NCJ Number
29049
Date Published
1969
Length
285 pages
Annotation
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF VIOLENCE IN AMERICA FEATURING PEER INTERVIEW METHODS OF OBTAINING INSIDER VIEWS OF VIOLENCE FROM PRISONERS, PAROLEES, AND POLICE.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR FOCUSES ON THE VIOLENT INCIDENT AS THE KEY UNIT OF STUDY. HE ISOLATES SYNDROMES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENCE-PRONE PEOPLE. FROM THIS HE DRAWS IMPLICATIONS FOR THERAPY, TRAINING, PENOLOGY, AND SOCIAL ACTION.