The Study of Violent Crime: Its Correlates and Concerns (Hardcover)

Introduction to the Study of ViolenceDefining ViolenceTypes of ViolenceMethods of ViolenceViolence Prevention InitiativeCost of ViolenceTrends in ViolenceHistorical Trends in EuropeHistorical Trends in AmericaTheoretical Postulations Concerning Changing Rates of Violence Predicting ViolenceCorrelates of ViolencePoverty and ViolenceAlcohol Abuse and ViolenceAbuse and Neglect Effect on ViolenceEducation and ViolenceSociological Aspects of ViolenceSocial ControlsStrain Theory and ViolenceControl Theories and Violence Cultural ConflictSubculture of ViolenceDifferential AssociationPsychological/Psychiatric Approaches to Understanding ViolenceNature of Violent BehaviorCesare BeccariaUtilitarianismPsychiatric Explanations of Violence Psychoanalytic ApproachesEmotional Problem TheoriesMental DisordersBehavior and Social Learning Theories Thinking Pattern TheoriesSubstance Abuse as a Cause of ViolenceIntergenerational Transmission of ViolenceBiological Factors and ViolencePositivist Approach to ViolenceBiological Approaches to Violence CausationExposure to ViolenceJuveniles as Victims or Criminals Media ViolenceDomestic Violence Home Visit Intervention Project Gang Resistance Education and Training Program Safe Start Centers Teen Action Partnership Child Sexual Abuse Extremely Violent Video GamesViolent CrimesMurderVoluntary ManslaughterInvoluntary ManslaughterNegligent ManslaughterRobberySex OffensesAssaultive Crimes Gangs and ViolenceActs of Violence by Gangs Regional Trends in Gangs Characteristics of Gangs Prison Gangs Female GangsHate CrimesExamples of Hate CrimesIssues in Collecting Data on Hate CrimesNational Hate Crime StatisticsLegal Aspects of Hate CrimesIdentifying Hate CrimesTypology of OffendersShame and ViolenceWhat Is Shame?Shame and EmpathyHow Shame Is Related to the Correlates in Chapter 3Controlling Violence by the Use of PunishmentBeginning of Legal PunishmentsJustification of PunishmentPurposes of PunishmentVictimology and ViolenceCode of Hammurabi VictimizationAppendix: Bibliography of Youth Violence StudiesIndex