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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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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London New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2020
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In: | Year: 2020 |
Edition: | Second edition |
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Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 21 A 341 |
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Related Items: | Erscheint auch als:
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Summary: | 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"-- |
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Item Description: | Enthält Literaturangaben und Sachregister |
Physical Description: | xiii, 324 Seiten |
ISBN: | 9781138222878 9781138222885 |