Been a heavy life

Investigates the life stories of men who have perpetrated violence. Presser applies insights from across the academy to in-depth interviews with men who shared their accounts of how they became the people we most fear--those who rape, murder, assault, and rob, often repeatedly. She provides the discipline of criminology with two crucial frameworks: one for critically evaluating the construction of offenders’ own stories, and one for grasping the cultural meta-narratives that legitimize violence. From publisher description.

Year

2008

Language

English

Series

Critical perspectives in criminology

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Editions

4

Pages

183

ISBN

9780252033582

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