The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals explained

Italic Title:	yes
The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals
Language:	English
Genre:	Non-fiction, Social studies
Pub 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:

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

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

About the author

See 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.

Similar or related works

• • Domination and Subjugation in Everyday Life

See also

• Criminology

References

Citations

External links

• The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals; Routledge.

Notes and References

1. 23637621 . Bean . Philip . Reviewed work: The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals, L. H. Athens . The British Journal of Criminology . 1990 . 30 . 4 . 528–529 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a048069 .
2. 10.1525/si.1990.13.2.293 . The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals . 1990 . Johnson . John M. . Symbolic Interaction . 13 . 2 . 293–295 .