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Criminal Dangerousness and the Risk of Violence
Heilbrun, Alfred B., Jr.
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Description for Criminal Dangerousness and the Risk of Violence
Paperback. This work provides a theoretical model of criminal dangerousness with special reference to the prediction of violence. A programme of research is used to consider the validity of the criminal dangerousness model as well as empirical tests of the theory's assumptions and the issues raised. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
This book is a new theoretical model of criminal dangerousness with special reference to the prediction of violence. The model proposes that criminal violence evolves from the combination of deviant social values that limit the constraints upon lawful behavior (antisociality) and cognitive deficits that interfere with effective planning of crimes and with the conduct of criminal transactions with the victims (impaired cognition). A program of research is used to consider the validity of the criminal dangerousness model as well as empirical tests of the theory's assumptions and the issues raised. Extensive validity evidence is presented. Assumptions tested include further refinement ... Read more
This book is a new theoretical model of criminal dangerousness with special reference to the prediction of violence. The model proposes that criminal violence evolves from the combination of deviant social values that limit the constraints upon lawful behavior (antisociality) and cognitive deficits that interfere with effective planning of crimes and with the conduct of criminal transactions with the victims (impaired cognition). A program of research is used to consider the validity of the criminal dangerousness model as well as empirical tests of the theory's assumptions and the issues raised. Extensive validity evidence is presented. Assumptions tested include further refinement ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761804093
SKU
V9780761804093
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About Heilbrun, Alfred B., Jr.
Alfred B. Heilbrun was Professor of Psychology at Emory University and is currently a consultant to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Reviews for Criminal Dangerousness and the Risk of Violence
Heilbrun's Criminal Dangerousness and the Risk of Violence is a masterpiece...This is a 'must read' for anyone interested in violent people.
Allen K. Hess, Auburn University at Montgomery; former editor CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR Heilbrun's Criminal Dangerousness and the Risk of Violence is a masterpiece...This is a 'must read' for anyone interested in violent people.
Allen K. Hess, ... Read more
Allen K. Hess, Auburn University at Montgomery; former editor CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR Heilbrun's Criminal Dangerousness and the Risk of Violence is a masterpiece...This is a 'must read' for anyone interested in violent people.
Allen K. Hess, ... Read more