Thèse de doctorat en Sciences criminelles
Sous la direction de André Decocq.
Soutenue en 1990
à Paris 2 .
La violence est un phenomene universel qui revet differentes formes. Ses explications ont evolu au rythme des sciences humaines. Les tendances deterministes la considerent comme une fatalite ineluctable pour certains sujets. D'autres en revanche y voient le resultat d'une interaction complexe entre l'inne et l'acquis. La question determinante en criminologie est de savoir pourquoi des individus commettent des actes violents et d'autres non.
New conceptions concerning the relations between the innate and the ecquired as applied to violence
Violence is a universal phenomenon which expresses itself in different ways. Its explanations have evolved in rhythm with social sciences. Some tendencies consider it as an ineluctable fatality in determined cases. Others see it as a result of a complex interaction between the innate and the acquired. The determining question in criminology is to know why certain people commit violent acts and others do not.