The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals
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Lonnie Athens examines a problem that has long baffled experts and lay people alike: How does a person become a dangerous violent criminal? He explains how those who commit brutal crimes begin as relatively benign individuals who undergo lengthy, at times tortuous. development leading them to malevolence. The process that Athens labels "violentization" encompasses four stages: brutalization, belligerency, violent performance, and virulency. Athens...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252062620
ISBN13:9780252062629
Release Date:August 1992
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:120 Pages
Weight:0.38 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"
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See "Why They Kill" by Richard Rhodes to understand Athens
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Pulitzer Price winner Richard Rhodes has written a new book, "Why They Kill," as a biography of Lonnie Athens and an explication of his book and work on the origins of violence in individuals. He clearly wants to lift perceptions of the research value of Athens' work to a level that will give it the credibility it deserves in the face of opposition from vested but less-well-researched interests in the fields of criminology and sociology.
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