Subculture of Violence

A re-issue of the 1967 classic. Since the book was first published, the subculture of violence hypothesis has been widely accepted. The book is a forceful statement of the need to integrate social science knowledge across the artificial boundaries of scholarly disciplines. Literature from sociology, biology, psychiatry and law is drawn together to create a model of criminal behaviour that has proved to be of use to scientist and policy-maker alike. The work provides a comprehensive survey and analytical discussion of studies concerned with aggression, violence, and homicide.' -- "Adolescence"" """Since the first edition in 1967 this book has become a classic in the criminological literature and has beenWolfgang, Marvin E. is the author of 'Subculture of Violence', published 1982 under ISBN 9780803918092 and ISBN 0803918097.