The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals

The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals

Book cover
Author	Lonnie H. Athens
Language	English
Subject	Sociology, Psychology, Criminology
Genre	Non-fiction, Social studies
Publisher	Routledge, University of Illinois Press
Publication date	2018 (2nd edition)
Pages	190 (2nd edition)
ISBN	978-1138371934
Website	Routledge 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

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 afterword by the author and bibliography.

Reviews

• 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

• Athens, Lonnie H. (1989), The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals (1st ed.), Routledge and University of Illinois Press, ISBN   978-0-252-06262-9 , retrieved 29 July 2023
• Athens, L. H. (2017), The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals (2nd ed.), Routledge, ISBN   978-1412865364 , retrieved 29 July 2023

About the author

Main article: Lonnie H. Athens

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]}

Similar or related works

• Violent Criminal Acts and Actors: A Symbolic Interactionist Study
• Domination and Subjugation in Everyday Life

See also

• Criminology

References

Citations

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

External links

• The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals; Routledge.