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Biobehavioral influences [[electronic resource] /] / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., Klaus A. Miczek,and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors
| Biobehavioral influences [[electronic resource] /] / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., Klaus A. Miczek,and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 549 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 303.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MiczekKlaus A
ReissAlbert J., Jr., <1922-2006.> RothJeffrey A. <1945-> |
| Collana | Understanding and preventing violence |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence - United States - Prevention
Violence - United States Violent crimes - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21160-1
9786610211609 0-309-58413-2 0-585-05327-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456213003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biobehavioral influences / / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., Klaus A. Miczek,and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors
| Biobehavioral influences / / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., Klaus A. Miczek,and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (560 pages) |
| Disciplina | 303.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MiczekKlaus A
ReissAlbert J., Jr., <1922-2006.> RothJeffrey A. <1945-> |
| Collana | Understanding and preventing violence |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence - United States - Prevention
Violence - United States Violent crimes - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-21160-1
9786610211609 0-309-58413-2 0-585-05327-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778509503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biobehavioral influences / / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., Klaus A. Miczek,and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors
| Biobehavioral influences / / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., Klaus A. Miczek,and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (560 pages) |
| Disciplina | 303.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MiczekKlaus A
ReissAlbert J RothJeffrey A. <1945-> |
| Collana | Understanding and preventing violence |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence - United States - Prevention
Violence - United States Violent crimes - United States |
| ISBN |
9786610211609
9781280211607 1280211601 9780309584135 0309584132 9780585053271 0585053278 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Understanding and Preventing Violence -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- An Overview of Biological Influences on Violent Behavior -- GENETIC MECHANISMS -- STUDIES OF HUMANS -- STUDIES OF ANIMALS -- NEUROCHEMICAL MECHANISMS -- ENDOCRINE MECHANISMS AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- Steroids -- Other Hormones -- NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND RECEPTORS -- Dopamine -- Norepinephrine -- Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine) -- Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid-Benzodiazepine Receptors -- BRAIN MECHANISMS AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- NEUROANATOMIC APPROACH -- NEUROPSYCHOLOGIC APPROACH -- PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC APPROACH -- NEUROIMAGING APPROACH -- HYPOGLYCEMIA, DIET, AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- REFERENCES -- Genetics and Violence -- ANIMAL STUDIES -- HUMAN BEHAVIORAL GENETIC STUDIES -- INTRODUCTION -- MENDELIAN DISORDERS -- CHROMOSOMAL ANOMALIES -- GENETICS AND PERSONALITY TRAITS -- Juvenile Antisocial Behavior -- ADULT ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR -- NORWEGIAN TWIN STUDY -- Danish Twin Study -- Danish Adoption Studies -- Swedish Adoption Study -- Iowa Adoption Studies: Crowe -- Iowa Adoption Studies: Cadoret -- VIOLENCE AND HUMAN GENETICS -- Summary and Critical Overview of the Results -- PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE HUMAN GENETIC RESEARCH -- SOCIOBIOLOGY, EVOLUTIONARY THEORY, AND VIOLENCE -- GENETICS, RACE, AND VIOLENCE -- REFERENCES -- The Neurobiology of Violence and Aggression -- ANIMAL MODELS OF AGGRESSION -- FELINE MODELS OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR ELICITED BY BRAIN STIMULATION -- ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE CAT -- THE ANATOMY OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR -- PREDATORY ATTACK -- Afferent Connections -- Efferent Connections -- AFFECTIVE DEFENSE BEHAVIOR -- Afferent Connections -- Efferent Connections -- LIMBIC-MIDBRAIN MODULATION OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE CAT -- NEUROPHARMACOLOGY OF AGGRESSION: THE OPIOID PEPTIDE SYSTEM.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS BASED ON DATA FROM STUDY OF FELINE MODELS OF AGGRESSION -- HUMAN STUDIES OF AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE -- INTRODUCTORY AND DEFINITIONAL STATEMENTS -- Adaptive Versus Maladaptive Violence and Aggression: Animal and Human Models -- Measuring the Dependent Variable -- VIOLENCE IN PERSONS WITH NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS -- Schizophrenia -- Alcoholism -- Epilepsy -- Aggression as an Epileptic Equivalent -- Violence as the Independent Variable-Is There a Brain Disorder in Such Patients? -- Violent Offenders-Nonsex Crimes -- Violent Offenders-Sex Crimes -- TREATMENT OF VIOLENCE -- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Pharmacotherapy -- Psychosurgical Treatment of Violent Offenders -- Treatment of Violence-A Commentary -- SOCIAL CLASS, AGE, AND GENDER RELATED TO VIOLENCE -- PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC STUDIES RELATED TO VIOLENCE -- DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH RELATED TO VIOLENCE -- Neurodevelopmental Issues -- Possible Etiological Variables -- Some Areas Not Addressed-Some Roads Not Traveled -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Hormonal Aspects of Aggression and Violence -- AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE -- TERMINOLOGIES OF AGGRESSION -- Potential for Harm or Damage -- Intentionality -- Arousal -- Aversiveness -- AGGRESSION AS A CONCEPT -- Aggression and Communication -- Utilities of Aggression -- Different Tests for Animal Aggression -- HETEROGENEOUS NATURE OF HUMAN AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE -- HORMONES AND AGGRESSION -- NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY -- DEFINING "HORMONE -- STUDIES INVOLVING HORMONES AND "AGGRESSION -- EARLY PROGRAMMING EFFECTS OF HORMONES -- STUDIES ON NONPRIMATES -- INFRAHUMAN PRIMATE STUDIES -- HUMAN DATA -- HORMONES AND PUBERTY -- STUDIES ON NONPRIMATES -- INFRAHUMAN PRIMATE STUDIES -- HUMAN DATA -- INFLUENCES OF SEX HORMONES ON ADULT AGGRESSIVE MOTIVATION -- STUDIES ON NONPRIMATES -- INFRAHUMAN PRIMATE STUDIES -- HUMAN DATA. BODILY RHYTHMS AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- ADRENOMEDULLARY FUNCTION AND HUMAN AGGRESSION -- INDIRECT" EFFECTS ON AGGRESSION AND HOSTILITY -- EFFECTS OF HORMONES ON PERCEPTION -- EFFECTS OF HORMONES ON SIGNAL GENERATION -- EXPERIENCE-INDUCED CHANGES IN HORMONAL STATUS OF THE RECEIVER -- HORMONE-AGGRESSION CORRELATIONS IN MAMMALS -- INFLUENCES OF FIGHTING ON ENDOCRINE FUNCTION IN MAMMALS -- HORMONES, ALCOHOL, AND VIOLENCE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Neurochemistry and Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Aggression and Violence -- NEUROSCIENCE PERSPECTIVE -- TYPES OF AGGRESSIVE AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- CONCLUDING STATEMENT -- NEUROCHEMISTRY AND NEUROPHARMACOLOGY OF AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE -- CATECHOLAMINES -- Noradrenergic Correlates of Animal Aggression -- Dopaminergic Correlates of Animal Aggression -- Catecholaminergic Correlates Of Human Aggression And Violence -- Neuropharmacologic Manipulations of Catecholamines -- SEROTONIN -- 5-HT Correlates of Animal Aggression -- Neuropharmacologic Manipulations of 5-HT in Animals -- 5-HT Correlates of Human Aggression and Violence -- CONCLUDING STATEMENT -- GABA -- GABA AND AGGRESSION -- Gaba Correlates of Animal Aggression -- Neuropharmacologic Modulation of GABA -- ACETYLCHOLINE -- PHARMACOTHERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS -- ANTIPSYCHOTICS -- Concluding Statement -- ANTIDEPRESSANTS -- Noradrenergic and Serotonergic Reuptake Blockers and MAO Inhibitors -- Lithium -- Concluding Statement -- ANXIOLYTICS -- GABAA-BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR-CHLORIDE CHANNEL COMPLEX, AGGRESSION, AND VIOLENCE -- 5-HT Anxiolytics -- Beta-Blockers -- Concluding Statement -- REFERENCES -- Nutrition and Violent Behavior -- INTRODUCTION -- RESEARCH ON DIET AND BEHAVIOR -- METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES -- EXPERIMENTAL STRATEGIES -- SUGAR AND BEHAVIOR -- SUGAR, HYPOGLYCEMIA, AND BEHAVIOR -- SUGAR AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. RESEARCH NEEDS FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SUGAR ON VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- SUGAR AND ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY -- FOOD ADDITIVES AND ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY -- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD CHOLESTEROL AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- LEAD TOXICITY AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910957264203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 : report (to accompany H.R. 5855)
| Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 : report (to accompany H.R. 5855) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (7 pages) |
| Collana | Report / 116th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence - United States - Prevention
Violent offenders - Rehabilitation - United States Violence - Prevention Violent offenders - Rehabilitation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative materials. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715191303321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2020] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Catalyst [[electronic resource] ] : a publication of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
| Catalyst [[electronic resource] ] : a publication of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newton, MA, : Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, 1994-2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
College students - Alcohol use - United States - Prevention
College students - Drug use - United States - Prevention Violence - United States - Prevention College students - Alcohol use - Prevention College students - Drug use - Prevention |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Catalyst |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910692990303321 |
| Newton, MA, : Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, 1994-2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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CDC injury prevention [[electronic resource]]
| CDC injury prevention [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Atlanta, GA : , : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, , [2009] |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AriasIleana |
| Soggetto topico |
Wounds and injuries - Prevention
Medicine, Preventive - United States Violence - United States - Prevention Public health - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Documentary films.
Streaming videos. |
| Formato | Videoregistrazioni  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Injury prevention research |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910699217203321 |
| Atlanta, GA : , : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, , [2009] | ||
| Videoregistrazioni | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Consequences and control [[electronic resource] /] / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors
| Consequences and control [[electronic resource] /] / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 397 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 303.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ReissAlbert J., Jr., <1922-2006.>
RothJeffrey A. <1945-> |
| Collana | Understanding and preventing violence |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence - United States - Prevention
Violence - United States Violent crimes - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-19358-1
9786610193585 0-309-58680-1 0-585-03022-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455961703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Consequences and control / / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors
| Consequences and control / / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 397 pages) : illustrationa |
| Disciplina | 303.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ReissAlbert J., Jr., <1922-2006.>
RothJeffrey A. <1945-> |
| Collana | Understanding and preventing violence |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence - United States - Prevention
Violence - United States Violent crimes - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-19358-1
9786610193585 0-309-58680-1 0-585-03022-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778766203321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1994 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Consequences and control / / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors
| Consequences and control / / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 397 pages) : illustrationa |
| Disciplina | 303.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ReissAlbert J
RothJeffrey A. <1945-> |
| Collana | Understanding and preventing violence |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence - United States - Prevention
Violence - United States Violent crimes - United States |
| ISBN |
9786610193585
9781280193583 1280193581 9780309586801 0309586801 9780585030227 0585030227 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Understanding and Preventing Violence -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Public Perceptions and Reactions to Violent Offending and Victimization -- INTRODUCTION -- FEAR OF VICTIMIZATION -- CONCEPTUAL ISSUES -- MEASURING FEAR -- SURVEY RESEARCH ON FEAR -- OFFENSE-SPECIFIC FEAR -- SOCIAL DISTRIBUTION OF FEAR -- OTHER CORRELATES -- CUES TO DANGER -- Dangerous Places -- Dangerous Persons -- Other Cues -- FEAR AND PRIOR VICTIMIZATION -- CONSEQUENCES OF FEAR -- SURVEY DATA ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF FEAR -- COLLECTIVE RESPONSES -- FEAR IN BROADER CONTEXT -- SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON VIOLENCE -- NEWS COVERAGE OF CRIME -- CRITICISMS OF MEDIA NEWS COVERAGE -- CRIME AS ENTERTAINMENT -- EFFECTS OF MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS -- INTERPERSONAL DIFFUSION OF CRIME NEWS -- PERCEIVED SERIOUSNESS OF OFFENSES -- PUBLIC OPINION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE -- NORMATIVE EVALUATIONS OF PUNISHMENT -- VICTIM, OFFENDER, AND RESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS -- ETHNOPENOLOGIES -- PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -- FUTURE RESEARCH -- FEAR OF VICTIMIZATION -- OTHER ISSUES -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- The Costs and Consequences of Violent Behavior in the United States -- INTRODUCTION -- IMPORTANCE OF ESTIMATING COSTS -- Comparison of Aggregate Crime Costs to Other Social Ills -- Comparison of Harm by Type of Victimization -- Benefit-Cost Analysis of Policy Options -- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ESTIMATING COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES -- MONETARY VERSUS NONMONETARY COSTS -- Interdependency of Cost Categories -- Offsetting Benefits of Victimization -- Efficient Versus Inefficient Costs -- Fixed, Average, and Marginal Costs -- Real Versus Opportunity Costs -- Victim Assistance and Other Cost-Reducing Costs -- Time Frame for Cost Estimation -- COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- Direct Consequences of Violent Behavior -- Society's Response to Violent Behavior -- Offender Costs.
COST OF CRIME AND INJURY LITERATURE -- Approaches to Measuring the Cost of Injury -- Cost of Crime Literature -- Cost of Injury Literature -- THE COST OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- COST OF VICTIM TREATMENT AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS -- Medical Care -- Mental Health Care -- Monetary Losses to Victims: Cash and Property -- Indirect Monetary and Nonmonetary Losses -- EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO VICTIMIZATION -- Victim Services -- Police Response Administrative Costs -- Emergency Transport -- VICTIM PRODUCTIVITY COSTS -- PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION COSTS -- Health and Life Insurance Claims -- Income Transfer Programs -- Property Insurance Claims -- Legal Costs Associated With Tort Claims -- Pain, Suffering, and Quality of Life Costs for Nonfatal Victims -- Evidence Using the Compensation Approach -- Evidence Using Willingness to Pay -- RISK OF DEATH -- QUALITY OF LIFE OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF VICTIM -- Increased Work Load of Family Members -- Loss of Companionship/Consortium -- Psychological Injury to Family Member -- PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA TO WITNESSES OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- INJURIES CAUSED BY EARLIER VICTIMS -- COST OF SOCIETY'S RESPONSE TO VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND FEAR OF CRIME -- Monetary Expenditures for Crime Prevention -- Crime Prevention Behavior -- Fear of Crime -- CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM COSTS -- Investigation, Prosecution, and Court-Related Costs -- Legal Fees Associated With Criminal Justice System -- Cost of Sanctions -- Victim and Witness Interaction With Criminal Justice System -- OTHER NONCRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS -- INCARCERATED OFFENDER COSTS -- COST OF "OVERDETERRENCE -- COST OF "JUSTICE -- OFFENDER COSTS -- SUMMARY OF COST ESTIMATES -- WHO PAYS FOR VICTIM INJURIES? -- SUMMARY OF RESULTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES. Violence and Intentional Injuries: Criminal Justice and Public Health Perspectives on an Urgent National Problem -- INTRODUCTION -- CRIMINAL VIOLENCE" AND "INTENTIONAL INJURIES": DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS OF A SHARED CONCERN -- THE COMMON CONCERN: INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE -- SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE -- Criminal Justice Emphasis on the Offender -- Public Health Focus on the Victim -- PROBLEMS RELATED TO INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE -- Violence and "Nonviolent" Crimes -- Violence and Relationships -- TOWARD A SYNTHESIS -- ''INTENTIONS OF OFFENDERS" AND "RISK FACTORS FOR VIOLENCE": TWO DIFFERENT CAUSAL PARADIGMS -- CRIMINAL JUSTICE: THE INTENTIONS OF OFFENDERS -- PUBLIC HEALTH: AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC APPROACH -- Vectors, Hosts, and Environments -- Timing of Interventions -- Complex Sociological Prevention -- SOCIOLOGICAL AND CRIMINOLOGICAL ANALYSES -- Spatial and Temporal Location of Crimes -- Situational Analyses of Crime Causation -- Criminogenic Commodities -- DANGEROUS OFFENDERS AS VECTORS OF VIOLENCE -- WIDENING CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONCEPTIONS OF CAUSATION -- FAVORED POLICY APPROACHES -- REACTIVE VERSUS PREVENTIVE APPROACHES -- PREVENTIVE APPROACHES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE -- Deterrence, Incapacitation, and Rehabilitation -- Juvenile Delinquency Prevention -- Controlling Criminogenic Commodities -- Situational Approaches to Crime Control -- PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION -- Violence in the Context of Relations -- Innovative Approaches to Youth Violence -- Environmental Approaches to Prevention -- Cultural Approaches to Violence Prevention -- LAW VERSUS EDUCATION IN BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES -- TOWARD A SYNTHESIS -- RESOURCES: TROOPS, ANALYSTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS -- WHO HAS THE TROOPS? -- PUBLIC HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIGHT -- KEY VALUES: JUSTICE VERSUS HEALTH -- NOTE -- REFERENCES. Predicting Violent Behavior and Classifying Violent Offenders -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF PREDICTION AND CLASSIFICATION -- DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN PREDICTION AND CLASSIFICATION -- MEASURES OF QUALITY -- Validity -- Reliability -- Accuracy -- CLASSIFICATION AND PREDICTION METHODS -- Formal and Informal Methods -- Selection Bias -- Determining the Importance of Potential Predictive Factors -- CORRELATES AND CAUSES OF VIOLENCE -- CLASSIFICATION -- PURPOSES AND POPULATIONS CLASSIFIED -- TYPES OF CLASSIFICATION -- Psychological Tests-Rapid Assessments -- Psychological Tests-Multivariate Scaling Techniques -- Psychiatric Classifications -- Correctional Classification -- Clinical Predictions -- Official Record Data -- Self-Reports -- Epidemiologic Studies -- Observational Studies -- CONGRUENT FINDINGS ABOUT INDIVIDUALS CLASSIFIED AS VIOLENT PERSONS -- PREDICTION -- METHODOLOGICAL CRITIQUE -- Censoring Events -- Sample Selection Bias -- Statistical Limitations -- Efficient Use of Data -- PREDICTING VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- Occurrence Models -- Rate of Violence Models -- ACCURACY OF PREDICTION -- SUMMARY OF OUR REVIEW OF THE PREDICTION OF VIOLENCE -- RESEARCH AGENDA -- POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Incarceration and Violent Crime: 1965-1988 -- DATA -- PRISON POPULATIONS -- FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CHANGING INCARCERATION RATES -- CHANGES IN OFFENDING -- CHANGES IN SANCTION POLICIES -- Arrest Risk per Crime, qa -- Certainty and Severity of Imprisonment -- IDENTIFYING THE COMPONENTS OF CHANGE IN INCARCERATION RATES -- SUMMARY -- CRIME CONTROL EFFECTS OF INCARCERATION FOR VIOLENT CRIMES -- INCAPACITATION OF VIOLENT CRIMES -- Individual Offending Frequency -- Heterogeneity in Individual Offending Frequencies -- Career Length (L) -- Incapacitation Under Offender Heterogeneity and Finite Careers. Remaining Sources of Bias in Incapacitation Estimates -- DETERRENCE AND INCAPACITATION -- Exploratory Estimates of Deterrence Effects -- Remaining Sources of Bias in Deterrence Estimates -- POLICY CHOICES IN EXPANDING INCARCERATION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910969847903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Firearms and violence [[electronic resource] ] : a critical review / / Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms ; Charles F. Wellford, John V. Pepper, and Carol V. Petrie, editors ; Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
| Firearms and violence [[electronic resource] ] : a critical review / / Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms ; Charles F. Wellford, John V. Pepper, and Carol V. Petrie, editors ; Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WellfordCharles F
PepperJohn <1964-> PetrieCarol |
| Soggetto topico |
Firearms and crime - United States
Firearms and crime - Research - United States Firearms ownership - United States Violence - United States Violence - United States - Prevention |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-17655-5
9786610176557 0-309-54640-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Data for measuring firearms violence and ownership -- Firearms, injury, and crime -- Interventions aimed at illegal firearm acquisition -- The use of guns to defend against criminals -- Right-to-carry laws -- Firearms and suicide -- Firearm injury prevention programs -- Criminal justice interventions to reduce gun violence. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449998303321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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