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The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals William Hadcroft illuminated by examples from theLonnie Athens examines a problem that has long baffled experts and lay people alike: How does a person become a dangerous violent criminal? He explains how those who commit brutal crimes begin as relatively benign individuals who undergo lengthy, at times tortuous. development leading them to malevolence. The process that Athens labels ''violentization'' encompasses four stages: brutalization, belligerency, violent performance, and virulency. Athens