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VIOLENT OFFENDER AND CORRECTIONS

NCJ Number
9803
Author(s)
T C ESSELSTYN
Date Published
1967
Length
80 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF A SURVEY ON STATE AND LOCAL CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT THE VIOLENT OFFENDER, AND A SUMMARY OF THE GROWING LITERATURE ON VIOLENCE.
Abstract
THIS 1966 SURVEY INDICATED THAT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CALIFORNIA, THERE WERE FEW PROGRAMS TO ISOLATE OR DEFINE VIOLENCE AS A TRAIT IN OFFENDERS FOR TREATMENT PURPOSES. THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON VIOLENCE CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS-DEFINITIONS OF VIOLENCE, INCIDENCE AND TRENDS, THE FACTORS THAT PRODUCE THE VIOLENT INDIVIDUAL, THE SOCIAL SETTING OF VIOLENCE, THE SEX OFFENDER AND VIOLENCE. THE IMPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS IN THESE AREAS FOR CORRECTIONS ARE ANALYZED. A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON VIOLENCE AND THE TREATMENT OF VIOLENT INDIVIDUALS IS INCLUDED IN THE TEXT.

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