Determinants of Lethal and Nonlethal Violence: Some Theoretical Considerations

• NCJ Number: 110577
• Journal: Deviant Behavior Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Dated: (1988) Pages: 77-86
• Author(s): W B Bankston
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 10 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Theoretical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper explores some possible theoretical distinctions between lethal and nonlethal encounters.

Abstract

Generally, theories of interpersonal violence have not focused on differences between these types of outcomes as involving factors intrinsic to the interaction process itself. It is argued that the logic of control theory offers a perspective which could direct future research to reveal differences in the interaction processes which lead to lethal and nonlethal outcomes. (Publisher abstract)