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Violence and the law

Title
  1. Violence and the law / Mark Costanzo, Stuart Oskamp, editors ; the Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology.
Published by
  1. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1994.
Author
  1. Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology (1993)

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Additional authors
  1. Costanzo, Mark.
  2. Oskamp, Stuart.
Description
  1. 290 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. With an emphasis on how the legal system had dealt with violent crime, this volume investigates the nature of violence, the factors that contribute to violence, and the consequences of violence for victims and communities. Covering a broad range of topics - gun control, child abuse, hate crimes, rape survivors, police brutality, gang violence, and the death penalty - the book describes the incidence and prevalence of particular forms of violence. It summarizes relevant research findings, outlines conceptual models, and explores current and potential responses of the legal system. Violence and the Law is written in an accessible style by leading scholars and professionals in various fields and is appropriate for a wide audience, including students, scholars, and general readers. Because the chapters report much previously unpublished research, this volume is also valuable to researchers interested in evolving theory and important new research findings.
Series statement
  1. The Claremont symposium on applied social psychology
Uniform title
  1. Claremont symposium on applied social psychology.
Subject
  1. Violent crimes > United States > Congresses
  2. Violence > United States > Congresses
  3. Law > Social aspects > United States > Congresses
  4. Criminal justice, Administration of > United States > Congresses
  5. Criminal justice, Administration of
  6. Law > Social aspects
  7. Violence
  8. Violent crimes
  9. Gewaltkriminalität
  10. Kongress
  11. Geweldsdelicten
  12. Rechtshandhaving
  13. Strafrechtspleging
  14. Crimes et criminels > États-Unis
  15. Violence > États-Unis
  16. Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis
  17. Claremont (Calif., 1994)
  18. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Conference papers and proceedings.
Contents
  1. Sexual violence in the mass media / Edward Donnerstein and Daniel Linz -- Do legal changes matter? : the case of gun control laws / Stefan Podell and Dane Archer -- Child abuse : the response of the legal system / John E.B. Myers -- Heterosexism, hate crimes, and the law / Gregory M. Herek -- Applications of battered woman syndrome evidence in the courtroom / Regina A. Schuller -- Rape survivors and the legal system / Patricia Frazier [and others] -- Violence, mental disorder, and the law / John Petrila, Randy K. Otto, and Norman G. Poythress -- Police brutality / Ellen Scrivner -- Criminal justice reaction to gang violence / G. David Curry, Richard A. Ball, and Robert J. Fox -- Violent crime and violent criminals : the response of the justice system / Joan Petersilia -- The death penalty : public opinions, legal decisions, and juror perspectives / Mark Costanzo and Sally Costanzo.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.