Child Sexual Abuse An Interdisciplinary Manual for Diagnosis, Case Management, and Treatment |
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| Author:
| Faller, Kathleen Coulborn |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-06471-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1989 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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The only anthology of its kind, In Their Own Words: Criminals on Crime, Sixth Edition, provides students with a nuanced perspective on how - and why - offenders make decisions that lead them to commit crimes. Featuring firsthand accounts from gang members, burglars, shoplifters, pimps, prostitutes, killers, robbers, addicts, rapists, drug smugglers, and white-collar offenders, the anthology helps students understand the offenders' motives, perceptions, decision-making strategies, and...
More DescriptionThe only anthology of its kind, In Their Own Words: Criminals on Crime, Sixth Edition, provides students with a nuanced perspective on how - and why - offenders make decisions that lead them to commit crimes. Featuring firsthand accounts from gang members, burglars, shoplifters, pimps, prostitutes, killers, robbers, addicts, rapists, drug smugglers, and white-collar offenders, the anthology helps students understand the offenders' motives, perceptions, decision-making strategies, and rationalizations for crime. Brief introductions precede each reading, placing the offenders' words into a theoretical context.