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Violent offending, masculinity and age: exploring the role of developmental processes in adulthood

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posted on 2012-12-01, 00:00 authored by Tatiana Corrales
While the link between violent crime and masculinity is often implicitly assumed, to date, research has not specifically investigated beliefs about violence and masculinity at different stages of the adult life-course. This thesis explored the role of maturational processes in the way beliefs about masculinity and violence may differ in early and middle adulthood. Results of a quantitative study did not uncover statistically significant differences between younger and older adult violent offenders on a measure of criminal thinking. However, results of an interpretative phenomenological analysis indicated that beliefs about masculinity may differentially influence violent crime at different stages of adulthood. The results of these two studies provide a foundation for arguing that beliefs about violence and masculinity change throughout the life-course, and that masculinity in particular may be important treatment target in contemporary rehabilitation programs.

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330

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eng

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Research doctorate

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Ph.D

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I Warren Ian, A Day

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Faculty of Health

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School of Psychology

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