Criminal Violence: Patterns, Explanations, and Interventions

Criminal Violence: Patterns, Explanations, and Interventions

<em>Criminal Violence: Patterns, Explanations, and Prevention</em>, Fourth Edition, provides a<strong> current, comprehensive, and highly accessible overview</strong> of major topics, theories, and controversies within the field of criminal violence.<br><br>Using engaging, straightforward language, Marc Riedel and Wayne Welsh consider diverse theoretical perspectives and present state-of-the-art prevention and intervention methods. In their discussions of various types of violence, the authors employ a consistent and coherent<strong> three-part framework</strong> that allows students to see the important relationships between research, theory, and application.<br>