{"product_id":"violent-men-9781433827839","title":"Violent Men","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis special, 25th Anniversary Edition of \u003ci\u003eViolent Men\u003c\/i\u003e confronts recent debates over police violence, describes new clinical applications, and offers reflections from preeminent scholars on the widespread impact and enduring power of Dr. Toch’s classic work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This seminal book offers an insightful portrait of chronic predatory offenders, problem police officers, and others with a demonstrated propensity for violent conduct. Dr. Toch explores the personal motives, attitudes, assumptions, and perceptions of men who are recurrently violent. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How patterned and consistent is the violence of such men? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What are the dynamics of their escalating encounters? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What personal dispositions and orientations are most apt to lead to violence? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What can these observations tell us about the nature of human interaction, and violence itself? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eViolent Men\u003c\/i\u003e offers not only scholarly research on violence, but also a sense of the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Offers not only scholarly research on violence, but also a sense of the humanity of its subject… should be considered a key and core addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Psychology and Criminology collections and supplemental studies reading lists.” —\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffers not only scholarly research on violence, but also a sense of the humanity of its subject…should be considered a key and core addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Psychology and Criminology collections and supplemental studies reading lists.\u003c\/p\u003e * Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword to the 25th Anniversary Edition\u003cbr\u003e Foreword to the 1992 Edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. Violent Men\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Study Description\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. The Violent Incident as a Unit of Study: Motives for Police Assaults\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Violent Incident in Its Personal Context\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. The Intersection of Perspectives of Violence\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. The Violence-Prone Person: A Typology\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The Anatomy of Violence\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Collective Violence\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Some Implications\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Appendix: Code for Interpersonal Situations Resulting in Violence Against Police Officers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Contemporary Applications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Risk Assessment and Violence: Implications of the Interactionist Perspective\u003cbr\u003e Abhishek Jain, Edward P. Mulvey, and Shadd Maruna\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Analysis of Violent Incidents in the Community and in the Hospital: Use in Prevention, Treatment, and Training\u003cbr\u003e Gary R. VandenBos\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Appendix: Excerpts From the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e About the Author","brand":"American Psychological Association","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408232784215,"sku":"9781433827839","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/violent-men-9781433827839","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}