Psychological Criminology - An Integrative Approach

Zusatztext Richard Wortley's book is scholarly and lucid! wide-ranging in content! and undogmatic in tone. Most of all! it is timely. The need to bring together in an accessible form crime and criminality-relevant developments across the biological and psychological sciences had become urgent. The need is satisfied by this book. - Professor Ken Pease! Loughborough UniversityPsychological Criminologyshould be essential reading for psychologists and all others who are interested in understanding the causes of offending.It is a very impressive! comprehensive and empirically-based review of psychological! biological! situational and other major explanations of crime. - David P. Farrington! Professor of Psychological Criminology! University of Cambridge Informationen zum Autor Richard Wortley began his career as a prison psychologist and has subsequently taught in criminology schools for many years. He is currently a Professor at University College London where he is Director of the Jill Dando Institute for Security and Crime Science Klappentext Looks at the psychology behind crimes and those perpetrating them. Zusammenfassung The book provides a comprehensive coverage of psychological theories of crime and criminality, emphasizing the connections among approaches, and to show how, taken together, they provide a more complete picture of crime and criminality. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction  2. Human Nature  3. Heredity  4. The Brain  5. Personality  6. Development  7. Learning  8. Cognition  9. Situations  10. Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Richard Wortley, Richard (Ucl Jill Dando Institute of Secu Wortley, Richard (UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science Wortley, Wortley Richard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2010
• EAN: 9781843928058
• ISBN: 978-1-84392-805-8
• No. of pages: 276
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Crime Science Series; Crime Science Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal or forensic psychology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology