An authority on gender and crime provides an account of the connection among adolescent masculinities, the body, peer abuse in schools, and violence. Drawing on penetrating life-history interviews with nine white working-class teenage boys, both violent and nonviolent, he unravels some of the mysteries of teen violence. His work has implications for understanding and preventing tragedies such as school shootings. The author teaches sociology in the criminology department at the University of Southern Maine. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

James W. Messerschmidt is Professor of Sociology in the Criminology Department at the University of Southern Maine. He is the author of The Trial of Leonard Peltier (1983), Capitalism, Patriarchy, and Crime (1986), Masculinities and Crime (1993), Crime as Structured Action (1997), and Criminology (3rd ed.) with Piers Beirne (2000).

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