The criminal brain: understanding biological theories of crime
Introduction : crime, history, science -- Biological theories in the 19th-century -- Moral insanity and the origins of criminology -- Phrenology : the abnormal brain -- Criminal anthropology : the atavistic brain -- Evolutionary theories : the degenerate brain -- Stupidity theories : the backward br...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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New York [u.a.]
New York University Press
2008
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In: | Year: 2008 |
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Summary: | Introduction : crime, history, science -- Biological theories in the 19th-century -- Moral insanity and the origins of criminology -- Phrenology : the abnormal brain -- Criminal anthropology : the atavistic brain -- Evolutionary theories : the degenerate brain -- Stupidity theories : the backward brain -- Constitutional theory : bodytypes and criminality -- Criminology's darkest hour : biocriminology in Nazi Germany -- Contemporary biocriminology -- A criminology for the 21st century |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Physical Description: | XIV, 317 S. Ill. 23 cm |
ISBN: | 9780814776131 0814776132 9780814776148 0814776140 |