The role of violence in street crime: A qualitative study of violent offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 617-633

  Bennett, Trevor ^a   Brookman, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assault; Culture; Rational choice; Robbery; Street violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CRIME; HUMAN; OFFENDER; PRISON; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AROUSAL; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PRISONERS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES; THEFT; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449517076     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08323158     Document Type: Article

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