Handbook of psychological approaches with violent offenders : contemporary strategies and issues / edited by Vincent B. Van Hasselt and Michel Hersen.
The past quarter-century has witnessed a dramatic upsurge of violent crime. This is the first handbook to systematically and comprehensively examine current psychological approaches with violent criminal offenders. An internationally recognized group of contributors addresses such topics as the majo...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Other title: | Psychological approaches with violent offenders. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer Science+Business Media,
[1999]
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| Series: | Plenum series in crime and justice.
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| Summary: | The past quarter-century has witnessed a dramatic upsurge of violent crime. This is the first handbook to systematically and comprehensively examine current psychological approaches with violent criminal offenders. An internationally recognized group of contributors addresses such topics as the major theoretical perspectives on violent crime, violence committed by children and youth, homicide, sexual deviance and assault, and family violence. |
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| Item Description: | "Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1999"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 528 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461548454 1461548454 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |