- Richard Felson
Infobox Scientist
name = Richard Felson
image_size = 100px
caption = "Aggression and Coercive Actions" book cover(1994 )
work_institution =The Pennsylvania State University
birth_date = birth date and age|1950|10|10
birth_place =Cincinnati, Ohio ,United States
known_for =Sociology
death_place =
occupation = Professor of Crime Law and Justice and SociologyThe Pennsylvania State University
website = [http://www.sociology.psu.edu/people/faculty/felson.shtml]
footnotes =Richard Felson (born
10 October 1950 inCincinnati ) is a professor of Crime, Law, and Justice and Sociology atThe Pennsylvania State University .He is also adjunct professor of SociologyState University of New York at Albany. [ [http://www.sociology.psu.edu/people/faculty/CV/FelsonCVJan08.pdf PSU] ]Aggression and Coercive Actions
In 1994 Felson co authored the controversial book "Aggression and Coercive Actions: A Social-Interactionist Perspective" with
James Tedeschi . This book challenged the theory thatrape was a crime motivated by an aggressive desire to dominate the victim. Felson and Tedeschi argued that sexual fulfillment was a motive of rapists. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_n36_v10/ai_15794136/pg_1 BNET Article] ]This book drew widespread criticism from academic circles.
Robert Prentky the clinical director of Philadelphia's Joseph J. Peters Institute argued that in a small number of cases sexual fulfillment was the motive. However the overriding motive was dominance of the victim. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_n36_v10/ai_15794136/pg_2 BNET Article] ]Felson has stated that he believes rape is a terrible crime and that the motive does not excuse the actions of the perpetrator. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_n36_v10/ai_15794136/pg_1 BNET Article] ]
References
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Further reading
*Violence, Aggression, and Coercive Actions, by James Tedeschi and Richard B. Felson. 1994
External Links
*Pennsylvania State University Profile [http://www.sociology.psu.edu/people/faculty/felson.shtml]
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