Lonnie Athens addresses the question of what makes a dangerous, violent criminal. He provides a vivid and convincing account of the complex developmental processes which culminate in a malevolent person. This book should be of interest to students and professionals in criminology and psychology.
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"The most far-reaching, provocative, and profound analysis of violent conduct to be found in the criminological literature." -- Norman K. Denzin, author of The Research Act
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See "Why They Kill" by Richard Rhodes to understand Athens,
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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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I was cruising around town with two friends of mine, when we suddenly got hit in the rear end by another car. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
retaliatory subjugation, violent performance stage, personal horrification, mitigated violent resolution, brutalization stage, violent coaching, brutalization experience, violent notoriety, coercive subjugation, belligerency stage, experiential transmission, virulency stage, heinous violent crimes, social trepidation, violent feat, significant social experiences, dangerous violent criminals, violent subjugation, most recent conviction, selective rehabilitation, primary group members, violent performances, violent values, taking violent action, violent criminal acts New!
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retaliatory subjugation, violent performance stage, personal horrification, mitigated violent resolution, brutalization stage, violent coaching, brutalization experience, violent notoriety, coercive subjugation, belligerency stage, experiential transmission, virulency stage, heinous violent crimes, social trepidation, violent feat, significant social experiences, dangerous violent criminals, violent subjugation, most recent conviction, selective rehabilitation, primary group members, violent performances, violent values, taking violent action, violent criminal acts New!
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- The Subculture of Violence: Towards an Integrated Theory in Criminology by Marvin E. Wolfgang in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Biosocial Bases of Criminal Behaviour by Sarnoff A. Mednick on page 14, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Experience and Nature by John Dewey on page 15, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Art as Experience by John Dewey on page 26, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Art of Scientific Investigation by William Ian Beveridge on page 21, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist by Richard Rhodes on 13 pages
- Violent Acts and Violentization (Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance) by L. Athens on 10 pages
- Crime and Coercion: An Integrated Theory of Chronic Criminality by Mark Colvin on page 27, and Back Matter
- Insult to Injury: Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse by Linda G. Mills in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Criminal Mind by Katherine Ramsland on page 58, and Back Matter
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