Wednesday, February 2, 7:45 pm

"Why They Kill": A Panel
with Lonnie Athens, Richard Rhodes, and John Johnson

Pulitzer-prize winning biographer Richard Rhodes' recent book Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Sociologist explores the work of Seton Hall professor of criminology Lonnie Athens, author of The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals and Violent Criminal Acts & Actors Revisited. Joined by University of Arizona sociologist John Johnson, an expert in the study of violent crime, and moderated by journalist Maia Szalavitz, the panel will take up the issue of violence in America today, its variant forms, and its competing explanations.