Psychological Criminology - An Integrative Approach

Psychological Criminology explores what is it about individuals and their experiences that cause them to commit crime and/or to become criminal.

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List of contents

1 Introduction
2 Human nature
3 Heredity
4 The brain
5 Personality
6 Development
7 Learning
8 Cognition
9 Situations
10 Conclusion

About the author

Richard Wortley began his career as a prison psychologist and has subsequently taught the psychology of crime and criminality for many years in criminology schools. He is currently Professor at the Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science at University College London and at the New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science at the University of Waikato.

Summary

Psychological Criminology explores what is it about individuals and their experiences that cause them to commit crime and/or to become criminal. .

Product details

• Authors: Richard Wortley, Richard (Ucl Jill Dando Institute of Secu Wortley, Wortley Richard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2023
• EAN: 9780367281007
• ISBN: 978-0-367-28100-7
• No. of pages: 330
• Series: Crime Science Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Society & culture: general, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Criminal or forensic psychology, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Society and culture: general, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Causes and prevention of crime