Violent criminal acts and actors revisited / Lonnie Athens ; foreword by Herbert Blumer.

Author/creator Athens, Lonnie H.
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1997.
Descriptionx, 175 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Violent crimes.
Violent offenders.
Violence.

Contents The problem : violent criminal acts and actors -- A review and critique of the dominant approaches taken in the study of violent criminality -- An interpretive approach -- Self as process : interpretation of the situation -- When interpretations of the situations lead to violent criminal acts -- Self as object : self images -- Self as object and process : the linkage between self-images and interpretations -- Careers of violent actors -- Conclusions. Data on convicted violent offenders. Participant observation of violent actors and acts -- A second look at violent criminal acts and actors -- The conflicting assumptions of positivism and interpretivism -- The origin of my interest in violent crime -- The preliminary phase : the self and the violent criminal act -- Theprincipal phase, I : violent criminal acts and actors -- The principal phrase, II : the larger theoretical implications -- The principal phase, III : the policy implications -- Final thoughts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [163]-171) and index.
LCCN 96025235
ISBN0252023064 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0252066081 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HV6789 .A82 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold