VIOLENT OFFENDER AND CORRECTIONS

• NCJ Number: 9803
• Author(s): T C ESSELSTYN
• Date Published: 1967
• Length: 80 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US President's Cmssn on Law Enforcement and Admin of Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESULTS OF A SURVEY ON STATE AND LOCAL CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT THE VIOLENT OFFENDER, AND A SUMMARY OF THE GROWING LITERATURE ON VIOLENCE.

Abstract

THIS 1966 SURVEY INDICATED THAT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CALIFORNIA, THERE WERE FEW PROGRAMS TO ISOLATE OR DEFINE VIOLENCE AS A TRAIT IN OFFENDERS FOR TREATMENT PURPOSES. THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON VIOLENCE CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS-DEFINITIONS OF VIOLENCE, INCIDENCE AND TRENDS, THE FACTORS THAT PRODUCE THE VIOLENT INDIVIDUAL, THE SOCIAL SETTING OF VIOLENCE, THE SEX OFFENDER AND VIOLENCE. THE IMPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS IN THESE AREAS FOR CORRECTIONS ARE ANALYZED. A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON VIOLENCE AND THE TREATMENT OF VIOLENT INDIVIDUALS IS INCLUDED IN THE TEXT.