Violent Crime: Clinical and Social Implications

This edited volume is designed to cover both the foundations of criminal behavior as well as "cutting edge" research on the etiology, nature, assessment, and treatment of individuals who commit violent crime. Interdisciplinary in nature, this text will draw from research in clinical psychology, social psychology, criminal justice, medicine, and biology. Equal consideration will be given to environmental and biological research into criminal behavior. Furthermore, this text will take a critical approach to the research with frank discussions of what is known and what is yet to be determined, and will present this material in a straightforward manner that will challenge students to think critically.

Christopher J. Ferguson holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Central Florida and also trained at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He has been active in publishing research papers on violent and aggressive behavior in peer-reviewed journals and scholarly books and has done clinical work with adults and juveniles in correctional settings. Currently he is an assistant professor of psychology at Texas A&M International University. His research interests include violent criminal behavior, positive and negative influences of video games and other violent media and refinements in meta-analytic techniques.