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The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals

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The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals
Book cover
Book cover
AuthorLonnie H. Athens
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSociology, Psychology, Criminology
GenreNon-fiction, Social studies
PublisherRoutledge, University of Illinois Press
Publication date
2018 (2nd edition)
Pages190 (2nd edition)
ISBN978-1138371934
WebsiteRoutledge page

The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals is a book by Lonnie H. Athens, originally published in 1989 by Routledge and University of Illinois Press; an expanded 2nd edition was published in 2018. The work explores a process by which individuals become violent criminals.[1][2]

Structure

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The 2nd edition has a foreword by Richard Rhodes and an introduction by the author, followed by 11 chapters:[3]

  1. Dangerous Violent Criminals
  2. The Key to the Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals
  3. The Research Rationale and Strategy
  4. Stage One: Brutalization: Violent Subjugation
  5. Stage One: Brutalization: Personal Horrification
  6. Stage One: Brutalization: Violent Coaching
  7. Stage Two: Belligerency
  8. Stage Three: Violent Performances
  9. Stage Four: Virulency
  10. Theoretical Implications
  11. Policy Implications

It concludes with an afterward by the author and bibliography.

Reviews

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  • Bean, Philip (1990). "Reviewed work: The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals, L. H. Athens". The British Journal of Criminology. 30 (4): 528–529. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a048069. JSTOR 23637621.
  • Johnson, John M. (1990). "The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals". Symbolic Interaction. 13 (2): 293–295. doi:10.1525/si.1990.13.2.293.
  • Weiner, Neil Alan (1990). "Reviewed work: The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals., Lonnie H. Athens". Contemporary Sociology. 19 (3): 429–431. doi:10.2307/2072484. JSTOR 2072484.

Publication history

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About the author

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Lonnie H. Athens is a professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice at Seton Hall University.[4][5]

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See also

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References

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Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ Bean, Philip (1990). "Reviewed work: The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals, L. H. Athens". The British Journal of Criminology. 30 (4): 528–529. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a048069. JSTOR 23637621.
  2. ^ Johnson, John M. (1990). "The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals". Symbolic Interaction. 13 (2): 293–295. doi:10.1525/si.1990.13.2.293.
  3. ^ Athens, L. H. (2017), The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals (2nd ed.), Routledge, ISBN 978-1412865364, retrieved 29 July 2023
  4. ^ Seton Hall University, "Profile Lonnie Athens", Seton Hall University, retrieved 2 August 2023
  5. ^ James, G. (10 October 1999), "Why They Kill? He Thinks He Knows", The New York Times, retrieved 2 August 2023
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