Wortley Richard (Ucl Jill Dando Institute Of Security And Crime Science Uk) - Psychological Criminology An Integrative Approach - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Psychological Criminology addresses the question: what is it about individuals and their experiences that cause them to commit crime and/or to become criminal? This book provides a comprehensive coverage of psychological theories of crime and criminality exploring theories focusing on factors present at birth (human nature heredity); theories that focus on factors that influence the offender over the lifespan (learning development); and theories focusing on factors present at the crime scene. It emphasizes the connections among the different approaches and demonstrates how taken together rather than as rival explanations they provide a more complete picture of crime and criminality than each provides individually. Theories are arranged throughout the book in a temporal sequence from distal to proximal causes of crime. The analysis spans 100,000 years from the evolutionary roots of criminal behaviour in the ancestral environments of early humans on the African savana to the decision to engage in a specific criminal act. Key features of the book include: a focus on theory explaining crime and criminality an integrative approach accessible to readers who do not have a background in psychology. Psychological Criminology highlights the contributions that psychological theory can make to the broader field of criminology; it will be of interest to students academics researchers and practitioners in both criminology and forensic psychology.
Title: Psychological Criminology An Integrative Approach
Author(s): Wortley Richard (Ucl Jill Dando Institute Of Security And Crime Science Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781843928058
Pages: 288 Pages, 10 Tables, Black And White; 18 Line Drawings, Black And White; 18 Illustrations, Black An
Publication Date: 4/1/2011
Series: Crime Science Series
Category: Criminal Or Forensic Psychology