UID:
almahu_9948021587802882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9780190603946 (ebook) :
Content:
Why do some individuals commit violent offenses while others restrict themselves to nonviolent crime? Most people probably assume that criminologists know a great deal about the causes of violent offending. It might surprise them to know that there is little consensus about what distinguishes violent offenders from those who commit less serious crime. Further, most criminological theory and research applies mainly to lesser criminal offenses and most of the work published in developmental psychology applies best to general conduct problems, not necessarily physical aggression. The purpose of this book is to narrowly delineate the causes of violence and physical aggression as they contrast with the causes of other forms of antisocial behaviour.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780195393583
Language:
English
URL:
Oxford scholarship online
