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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The Etiology of Criminality
Author: The Search for the Causes of Crime
Author: Michael Dow BurkheadPublisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
"This volume examines criminology from the perspective of centuries of study. Written by a psychologist who has worked extensively with the criminal population, it focuses on the diverse theories that have been offered and the ways in which they contribute to the modern view of the criminal"--Provided by publisher.
The Causes of Crime
Author: Sarnoff A. MednickPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521111898
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this century, social factors have dominated theories of antisocial behaviour to the near-exclusion of other explanatory variables in the study of criminology. Criminologists are now coming to realise that fully understanding the causes of criminality requires consideration of both social and biological variables and that their models must take into account the interaction of the two. Reports of the relevant scientific work have previously been scattered through journals with varying disciplinary and geographical limitations. The book presents state-of-the-art investigation into the biological factors that produce criminal activity from authorities in nine countries who are on the forefront of research in behaviour genetics, neurophysiology, biochemistry, neuropsychology, psychophysiology, psychiatry and sociology. The Causes of Crime: New Biological Approaches offers the first comprehensive overview and integration of this new field of enquiry. It will be an invaluable resource for everyone concerned with the causes of criminal behaviour and interventions to reduce its frequency.
The Etiology of Criminality
Author: The Causes and Cures of Criminality
Author: Hans J. EysenckPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780306429682
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Expands psychological and some biological theories of the origins of crime, its varieties, and to effects of social and legal responses to it. Based primarily on previous statistical studies. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Criminology
Author: Stephen Eugene BrownPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1455730106
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
This highly acclaimed criminology text presents an up-to-date review of rational choice theories, including deterrence, shaming, and routine activities.
Criminal Man, According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso
Author: Gina LombrosoThe Development of Persistent Criminality
Author: Joanne SavagePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195310314
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
The Development of Persistent Criminality addresses one of the most pressing problems of modern criminology: Why do some individuals become chronic, persistent offenders? Because chronic offenders are responsible for the majority of serious crimes committed, understanding which individuals will become chronic offenders is an important step in helping us develop interventions. This volume bridges the gap between the criminological literature, which has recently focused on the existence of various criminal trajectories, and the developmental psychology literature, which has focused on risk factors for conduct problems and delinquency. In it, chapters by some of the most widely published authors in this area unite to contribute to a knowledge base which will be the next major milestone in the field of criminology. The authors of this volume represent a unique gathering of international, interdisciplinary social problem so that we can prevent the enormous human and economic costs associated with serious crimes, these authors share their insights and findings on topics such as families and parenting, poverty, stressful life events, social support, biology and genetics, early onset, foster care, educational programs for juvenile offenders, deterrence, and chronic offending among females. Significant attention is paid throughout to longitudinal studies of offending. Several authors also share new theoretical approaches to understanding persistence and chronicity in offending, including an expansion of the conceptualization of the etiology of self-control, a discussion of offender resistance to social control, a dynamic developmental systems approach to understanding offending in young adulthood, and the application of Wikstrom's situational action theory to persistent offending.
Crime and Criminality
Author: Ronald D. HunterPublisher:
ISBN: 9781588267733
Category : Criminal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Intended to bridge the gap between theory and the real world of crime and criminal justice, discussing what crime is, why criminologists think people commit crime, and how society feels it should handle these digressions.
Criminals in the Making
Author: John Paul WrightPublisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1483321932
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Why do individuals exposed to the same environment turn out so differently, with some engaging in crime and others abiding by societal rules and norms? Why are males involved in violent crime more often than females? And why do the precursors of serious pathological behavior typically emerge in childhood? This fascinating text addresses key questions surrounding criminal propensity by discussing studies of the life-course perspective—criminological research that links biological factors associated with criminality with the social and environmental agents thought to cause, facilitate, or otherwise influence a tendency towards criminal activity. The book provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary coverage of the current thinking in the field about criminal behavior over the course of a lifetime. Additionally, it highlights interventions proven effective and illustrates how the life-course perspective has contributed to a greater understanding of the causes of crime.