Why they kill
Subtitle: the discoveries of a maverick criminologist
By: Richard Rhodes
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9780375402494
Subjects: Violent crimes; Cas, Études de; Psychologie criminelle; Recherche; Research; Criminal psychology; Methodology; Case studies; Méthodologie; Crimes violents; Criminal behavior; Comportement criminel
Description: This book discusses the work of criminologist Dr. Lonnie Athens and uses Dr. Athens's theory and historical evidence to explain the violent careers of Perry Smith, Alex Kelly, Mike Tyson, Lee Harvey Oswald, and others.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-350) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Man Who Talks to Murderers --; title: Bring It On --; title: Thoughts Filled with Ghosts --; title: How the System Works --; title: The Full, Ugly Reality --; title: Taking the Attitude of the Other --; title: Beautiful Narrative --; title: Conscious Constructions --; title: Phantom Communities --; title: Academic Crackers and Cheese --; title: The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals (I) --; title: The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals (II) --; title: The Civilizing Process --; title: Cheryl Crane --; title: Alex Kelly, Perry Smith, Mike Tyson --; title: Lee Harvey Oswald --; title: Murders with Motives --; title: Monopolies of Violence --; title: The History of Childhood --; title: Primitive Violence --; title: The Self as a Soliloquy --; title: Dramatic Self-Change --; title: Universal Processes --; title: The Gates of Mercy Shut Up --; title: Strategies of Prevention and Control.