Understanding criminal behaviour: psychosocial perspectives on criminality and violence

The need for a psychosocial criminology -- Mental disorder: madness, personality disorder and criminal responsibility -- The contribution of criminal career research -- Familial and parental influences -- Youth crime -- Gender and crime -- Understanding violence: learning from studies of homicide --...

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Autor principal: Jones, David W. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2020
En:Año: 2020
Edición:Second edition
Acceso en línea: Índice
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Sumario:The need for a psychosocial criminology -- Mental disorder: madness, personality disorder and criminal responsibility -- The contribution of criminal career research -- Familial and parental influences -- Youth crime -- Gender and crime -- Understanding violence: learning from studies of homicide -- Intimate violence and sex crime -- Public violence and crimes of terror -- "Race" and crime -- Conclusion.
"This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to criminal behaviour, examining and integrating perspectives from criminology and psychology. It explores a range of 'psychosocial' approaches that seek to understand the emotions that surround criminal behaviour, allowing for an exploration of individual differences and social and culture issues which help to bridge the gap between disciplinary approaches"--
Notas:Enthält Literaturangaben und Sachregister
Descripción Física:xiii, 324 Seiten
ISBN:9781138222878
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