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Book Review: Aggression and Dangerousness

Book Review: Aggression and Dangerousness 120 (1986) 19 ANZJ Crim BOOK REVIEWS Aggression and Dangerousness, edited by David P Farrington and John Gunn, John Wiley and Sons (1985) 259 pp, £28.50. This book is the last of three volumes in the series Current Research in Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, and is concerned with the contribution of psychiatry and psychology to crime, criminals and the criminal justice system. The present volume is divided into two parts; the first dealing with characteristics and treatment of aggressive psychopathic offenders; the second concerns methods of managing "dangerous" offenders. Robert Prentky's contribution is presented first. His topic "The Neurochemistry and Neuroendocrinology of Sexual Aggression", is technical but not beyond the perseverence of laypersons who wish to have an introduction to the several "types" of human aggressive behaviour that are discussed. For example, the pre-menstrual syndrome is discussed, and the key studies linking the menstrual cycle and violence are briefly referred to. This article is supported by a very long bibliography, and probably deserves the introductory remarks of the editors that this review on the biochemistry of aggression is the most extensive yet written on the topic. The next article, "Characteristics of Non-institutionalized Psychopaths" by Cathy Spatz Widon and Joseph http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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120 (1986) 19 ANZJ Crim BOOK REVIEWS Aggression and Dangerousness, edited by David P Farrington and John Gunn, John Wiley and Sons (1985) 259 pp, £28.50. This book is the last of three volumes in the series Current Research in Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, and is concerned with the contribution of psychiatry and psychology to crime, criminals and the criminal justice system. The present volume is divided into two parts; the first dealing with characteristics and treatment of aggressive psychopathic offenders; the second concerns methods of managing "dangerous" offenders. Robert Prentky's contribution is presented first. His topic "The Neurochemistry and Neuroendocrinology of Sexual Aggression", is technical but not beyond the perseverence of laypersons who wish to have an introduction to the several "types" of human aggressive behaviour that are discussed. For example, the pre-menstrual syndrome is discussed, and the key studies linking the menstrual cycle and violence are briefly referred to. This article is supported by a very long bibliography, and probably deserves the introductory remarks of the editors that this review on the biochemistry of aggression is the most extensive yet written on the topic. The next article, "Characteristics of Non-institutionalized Psychopaths" by Cathy Spatz Widon and Joseph

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1986

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