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The Neurobiological Basis of Violence - Science and Rehabilitation (Hardcover)
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The Neurobiological Basis of Violence - Science and Rehabilitation (Hardcover)
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In recent years, there has been an explosion of knowledge
concerning the developmental processes that lead to persistent
violent offending, and in particular, the neurobiological
determinants. However, the field of violence has suffered from a
divide between basic laboratory neuroscience and clinical science.
Hence, this new knowledge has hithero had little impact on
government policies, prevention programmes, and on the rehabilition
of offenders.
This book embraces a translational approach to treating the
problem of violent offending. It highlights some of the key
scientific challenges, as well as the dilemmas and difficulties in
the translation of scientific findings (whether basic or clinical)
into policy and practice applications. Using findings derived from
studies in molecular genetics and brain imaging, it provides the
latest field of knowledge about violent offending and how to treat
and prevent this major problem. The book starts by examining what
we know about the development of persistent violent offenders and
the factors and mechanisms thought to underlie their pattern of
aggressive behaviour. Subsequent chapters describe studies looking
at the cognitive and neural functioning of persistent violent
offenders and the kind of children at risk of becoming violent
offenders. The chapters in the latter part of the volume review the
effectiveness of rehabilitation programmes for adult violent
offenders. The book ends by focusing on the estblishment of
effective interventions for children at risk of becoming violent
offenders and for mothers who are at risk of having at-risk
children.
Throuhgout, the volume emphasizes the need to consider both
biological and non-biological factors as promoters of violence. For
neuroscientists, criminologists, psychologists, and psychiatrists,
this state of the art volume demonstrates just what can be achieved
by integrating neuroscience with clinical practice, and presents a
way forward for the development of effective treatments for
persistent violent offending.
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