Englander, Elizabeth Kandel

Understanding violence / Elizabeth Kandel Englander - 3rd ed. - Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007 - viii, 247 p. ; 24 cm.

The numbers : how common is violent behavior today? -- Social causes of violence -- Biological and psychological bases of violent behavior -- Developmental factors and social learning -- Media exposure and violence -- The biosocial model -- Substance abuse and violent behavior -- Youth violence -- Sexual assault -- Spouse homicide -- Child abuse and physical punishment -- Victims : the consequences of family violence -- Epilogue : preventing and controlling violence

0805860908 (cloth : alk. paper) RM244.91 0805860916 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1410615146 (e book)


Violent crimes--United States
Violent crimes--Psychological aspects--United States
Criminal psychology--United States