The Psychology of Crime: A Social Science Textbook
Cambridge University Press, 10/12/2010
EAN 9780521337328, ISBN10: 0521337321
Paperback, 542 pages, 22.8 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm
Language: English
What is criminal behaviour? How is it identified? What is the role of the police and the courts? What is the evidence for hopes of controlling and changing criminal behavior? This book represents the systematic application of contemporary psychology to the study of crime, from biological factors, through child development to social learning. Feldman's work includes systematic contributions from sociology. The breadth of coverage and the firm base in psychology are unique in the current literature. It will appeal as a systematic text in criminal behavior and in the criminal justice system for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, across the social sciences.
Part I. Description
1. Offences
2. Offenders
3. Courts
4. Police
Part II. Explanation
5. Biological factors
6. Individual differences
7. Childhood development
8. Economic and social factors
9. Cognitive-behavioural approaches
Part III. Control
10. The penal system
11. Intervention
12. Prevention
Part IV. Summary
13. Summary
References
Indices.