Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR: A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH, 9/e approaches the understanding of delinquent and criminal behavior from a psychological perspective—with particular focus on the developmental, cognitive-behavioral aspects of offending. Viewing the juvenile and adult offender as being embedded and continually influenced by multiple systems, it highlights how psychological, social, economic, political and ecological factors all play a role in influencing individual behavior. Streamlined in this...
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CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR: A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH, 9/e approaches the understanding of delinquent and criminal behavior from a psychological perspective—with particular focus on the developmental, cognitive-behavioral aspects of offending. Viewing the juvenile and adult offender as being embedded and continually influenced by multiple systems, it highlights how psychological, social, economic, political and ecological factors all play a role in influencing individual behavior. Streamlined in this edition, it offers a separate chapter on delinquency, updated examples and more on the link between psychology and specific crimes.
PrefaceCh. 1Introduction to Criminal Behavior1Ch. 2Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological Factors25Ch. 3The Psychopath: A Focus on Biological Factors57Ch. 4Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning Factors92Ch. 5Juvenile Delinquency115Ch. 6The Mentally Disordered Offender140Ch. 7Human Aggression and Violence181Ch. 8Criminal Homicide and Assault213Ch. 9Criminal Homicide: A Closer Look241Ch. 10Sexual Offenses279Ch. 11Economic and Public Order Crime321Ch. 12Drugs and Crime363Ch. 13Correctional Psychology385Cases Cited406Glossary408References420Author Index471Subject Index479
