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Books on: violent behavior

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Poverty, Ethnicity, and Violent Crime

Book by James F. Short Jr.; Westview Press, 1997

Subjects:

Ethnicity--United States, Poor--United States, Social Problems--United States, United States--Social Conditions, Violent Crimes--United States

Collections: Entire Library

...Explanation as Risk Factors for Violent Behavior, 38...6 Levels of Explanation of Violent Behavior Committed in Groups...organization of risk factors for violent behavior 40 Figures...
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Violent Crime: Assessing Race and Ethnic Differences

Book by Darnell F. Hawkins; Cambridge University Press, 2003

Subjects:

Crime And Race, Crime And Race--United States, Minorities--Crimes Against, Minorities--Crimes Against--United States, United States--Ethnic Relations, United States--Race Relations, Violent Crimes, Violent Crimes--United States

Collections: Entire Library

Analysts have long noted that some societies have much higher rates of criminal violence than others. The risk of being a victim or a perpetrator of violent crime varies considerably from one individual to another. Some ethnic and racial groups have been reported to have higher rates of violent ...
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Analysts have long noted that some societies have much higher rates of criminal violence than others. The risk of being a victim or a perpetrator of violent crime varies considerably from one individual to another. Some ethnic and racial groups have been reported to have higher rates of violent offending and victimization than other groups in societies with ethnically and racially diverse populations. This series of essays explores the extent and causes of racial and ethnic differences in violent crime in the U.S. and several other contemporary societies.
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Casualties of Community Disorder: Women's Careers in Violent Crime

Book by Deborah R. Baskin, Ira B. Sommers; Westview Press, 1998

Subjects:

Female Offenders--United States, Violent Crimes--United States, Women--Drug Use--United States, Women--United States--Social Conditions

Collections: Entire Library

Based on some 170 case studies, this volume delves into the heart of the criminal subculture to produce evidence that challenges traditional gender-based assumptions about women and crime.
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Excluding Violent Youths from Juvenile Court: The Effectiveness of Legislative Waiver

Book by David L. Myers; LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2001

Subjects:

Juvenile Justice, Administration Of--United States, Juvenile Recidivists--United States, Prosecution--United States--Decision Making, Violent Offenders--United States

Collections: Entire Library

...imposed on specified violent youths in both the...future criminal behavior than similar adolescents...criminalizing delinquent behavior (Feld, 1993; Fagan...recent concern over violent juvenile crime...adopts the norms and behavior patterns that are...sending serious and violent juvenile offenders...
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Violent Crime in North America

Book by Louis A. Knafla; Praeger, 2003

Subjects:

Violent Crimes--Canada--History, Violent Crimes--United States--History

Collections: Entire Library

...find in a collected work. Introduction Louis A. Knafla Violent crime has caught the imagination of contemporary society, if...next two centuries as European elites began to reform human behavior through the civilizing process. That process is still with...

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Journal Articles on: violent behavior

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Biosocial Studies of Antisocial and Violent Behavior in Children and Adults: A Review (1)

Journal article by Adrian Raine; Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Vol. 30, 2002

Subjects:

Adults--Psychological aspects, Child psychology--Research, Children--Psychological aspects, Deviant behavior--Physiological aspects, Family--Social aspects, Neuropsychology--Research, Obstetrical research--Research, Psychophysiology--Research, Violence--Genetic aspects

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Biosocial studies of antisocial and violent behavior in children and adults: a review...risk factors for antisocial and violent behavior (Farrington, 2000; Hinshaw...in relation to antisocial and violent behavior in order to highlight this important...
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Adjustment Problems in the Family and School Contexts, Attitude towards Authority, and Violent Behavior at School in Adolescence

Journal article by Gonzalo Musitu Ochoa, Estefania Estevez Lopez, Nicholas P. Emler; Adolescence, Vol. 42, 2007

Subjects:

Adjustment (Psychology)--Influence, Adolescent behavior--Research, Family--Influence, Family--Psychological aspects

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Attitude towards Authority, and Violent Behavior at School in Adolescence...documented an association between violent behavior in adolescence and adjustment...between family variables and violent behavior at school have shown that a...
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Mentoring Marines to Prevent Sexist and Violent Behavior against Women: A Leadership Program in the Family Life Development Center Trains Senior Marines to Mentor Their Fellow Marines in Holding Themselves to a Respectful Code of Conduct toward Women

Journal article by Metta Winter; Human Ecology, Vol. 34, 2006

Subjects:

Sailors--Sexual behavior, Sailors--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

Mentoring Marines to Prevent Sexist and Violent Behavior against Women: A Leadership Program in the Family...a strong message that they dont condone sexist or violent behavior. And it provides an opportunity for young men to...
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The Impact of Timing of Exposure to Violence on Violent Behavior in a High Poverty Sample of Inner City African American Youth

Journal article by Richard Spano, Craig Rivera, John Bolland; Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 35, 2006

Subjects:

Teenagers--Crimes against, Teenagers--Research, Youth violence--Research, Youth--Crimes against, Youth--Research

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Timing of Exposure to Violence on Violent Behavior in a High Poverty Sample of...relationship between ETV and violent behavior (Cooley et al., 1995; Farrell...a framework to link ETV and violent behavior (Widom, 1989). Early research...
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Relationship among Family Characteristics and Violent Behavior by Black and White Male Adolescents

Journal article by Mallie J. Paschall, Susan T. Ennettt, Robert L. Flewellin; Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 25, 1996

Subjects:

Aggressiveness (Psychology) in adolescence--Research, Teenagers--Psychology and mental health

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...among family characteristics and violent behavior by black and white male adolescents...criminality in general rather than violent behavior (Ensminger et al., 1983; Monahan...to family characteristics and violent behavior, and virtually no studies have...

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Magazine Articles on: violent behavior

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Predicting Violent Behavior among Inmates: Washington Correctional Institute's Development of a Risk Protection Tool

Magazine article by Larry Wagoner; Corrections Today, Vol. 66, October 2004

Subjects:

Correctional institutions--Reports, Prisoners--Behavior, Violence--Prevention

Collections: Entire Library

Predicting Violent Behavior among Inmates: Washington Correctional...to violence. The prediction of violent behavior among inmate populations is of obvious...however, they are not able to predict violent behavior. This point was driven home in an...
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Children Need to Unlearn Violent Behavior

Magazine article; Corrections Today, Vol. 56, October 1994

Subjects:

American Correctional Association--Officials and employees, Spivak, Howard--Addresses, essays, lectures, Violence in children--Evaluation

Collections: Entire Library

...Children need to unlearn violent behavior Editors note...already exhibiting some violent symptoms and create...them to change their behavior. Thats our juvenile...system that supports violent behavior. On a secondary prevention...
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Tips on Termination: If the Employee Being Fired Has a History of Aggressive Behavior or Violent Outbursts, Management Should Anticipate Similar Conduct at Termination

Magazine article by G. Eric Harne; Security Management, Vol. 51, April 2007

Subjects:

Employee dismissals--Methods, Employment terminations--Methods, Workers--Behavior

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Employee Being Fired Has a History of Aggressive Behavior or Violent Outbursts, Management Should Anticipate Similar...a future workplace violence incident. Assess Behavior The past behavior of an employee should always be considered during...
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Understanding the Predictors of Violent Adolescent Behavior: "If [Youths] Have Poor Anger Control, Distorted Views about Themselves or Society, Lack the Friendships or Peer Interactions in Which They Can Test Their Views against Reality, and Have Access to and Experience with the Use of Weapons, a Deadly Mix May Be Created."

Magazine article by Antonius H.N. Cillessen; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 130, May 2002

Subjects:

Child violence--Analysis, Violence in children--Analysis, Violence research--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...Understanding the Predictors of Violent Adolescent Behavior: "If Youths Have Poor Anger...stereotype that locates juvenile violent behavior in poor inner-city neighborhoods...world can precede extremely violent behavior. * What is the role of psychopathology...
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Violent Offenders Get High on Crime

Magazine article by Chi Chi Sileo; Insight on the News, Vol. 10, May 2, 1994

Subjects:

Aggressiveness (Psychology)--Physiological aspects, Brain mapping--Usage, Criminals--Psychological aspects, Hare, Robert--Research, Psychology, Pathological--Physiological aspects, Raine, Adrian--Research, Violent crimes--Physiological aspects

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...did not engage in criminal or violent behavior. "The protective factor here...there are genetic bases for violent behavior, but he argues that it doesnt...Goodwins work in genetic bases of violent behavior which was called racist because...

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Newspaper Articles on: violent behavior

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`Prior History of Violent Behavior' Cited

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 16, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

`Prior history of violent behavior cited Excerpts from the sentencing...the defendants prior history of violent behavior. Susan Ferrechio and the officers...deadly weapon arising out of her violent attack on a District of Columbia...
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District Man Charged with Assaulting Officer: He Has History of Violent Behavior

Newspaper article by Jim Keary; The Washington Times, December 14, 1996

Subjects:

Johnson, Samuel

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...charged with assaulting officer: He has history of violent behavior by Jim Keary The man who held D.C...anything else that moved, has a history of threats and violent behavior, according to court records. Samuel Johnson, 46...
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WHY MOTHERS ALWAYS GET THE BLAME; (1) Homeuntruths (2) from Cheeky Behaviour to Violent Crime, All Are Attributed to Bad Mothering. Yet, When the Evidence Shows That Social and Biological Factors Are Bigger Influences on Children, Why Do We Demonise Mums? and Why Do Dads Get off Scot-Free?

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 5, 2006

Subjects:

Children--Behavior

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

WHY MOTHERS ALWAYS GET THE BLAME; (1) Homeuntruths (2) from Cheeky Behaviour to Violent Crime, All Are Attributed to Bad Mothering. Yet, When the Evidence Shows That Social and Biological Factors Are Bigger Influences...
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Faith Cuts Inmate Anti-Social Behavior, Study Finds

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 18, 2005

Subjects:

Prisoners--Behavior, Prisoners--Research, Prisoners--Social aspects, Social service--Research, Social service--Social aspects, Social services--Research, Social services--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...prisons devoted to faith-based guidelines, said signs of better behavior at two such institutions led to the opening of a third prison...reports, and those we have usually are nonviolent, rather than violent. So, we are seeing better conduct in these faith-based prisons...
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Parents Walk Away from Violent Films

Newspaper article by Julia Duin; The Washington Times, September 10, 1996

Subjects:

American Medical Association

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...allowing it in a childs bedroom. "It is tragically ironic that at the very time we are wringing our hands about violent behavior among young people, we are simultaneously entertaining them with it," said David Walsh, contributing author of the...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: violent behavior

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...term memory problems, insomnia, or heightened sensitivity to sudden noises may begin. In some cases outbursts of violent behavior have been observed. The usual treatment for PTSD is individual psychotherapy, including anxiety management, or group...
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Alcoholism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the alcoholic may experience problems with family and friends, absenteeism and reduced productivity, accidents, violent behavior, increased tolerance and consumption, or blackouts (periods of alcohol-induced memory loss). As the disease progresses...
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Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...alcohol, are associated with violent behavior. Effects on the Family The...treatment have a history of criminal behavior; approximately one third are...system. Both pharmacological and behavioral treatments are used, often augmented...
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Turbulence

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

TURBULENCE state of violent or agitated behavior in a fluid. Turbulent behavior is characteristic of systems of large numbers of particles, and its unpredictability and randomness has long thwarted attempts to fully understand it, even with...
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Nero

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...according to rumor she was to blame for the worst of Neros behavior. In a.d. 59 he murdered his mother and in a.d. 62, his wife...Piso emperor. The detection of this plot began a string of violent deaths, e.g., of Seneca, Lucan, and Thrasea Paetus. Nero had...

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