Different Crimes, Different Criminals - Understanding, Treating and Preventing Criminal Behavior

This book focuses on the importance of incorporating both sociological and psychological viewpoints in the understanding of criminal behavior. It identifies and explains emerging criminal offenders within the criminal justice system, examining the individual differences that make different types of offenders unique.

List of contents

1. Understanding Criminals and Crime: Theory and Research Section I: Relational Crime 2. Infanticide 3. Domestic Battery 4. Stalking SectionII: Sex Crimes 5. Child Molestation 6. Rape Section III: Youth Crime 7. Violent Juvenile Offenders 8. Juvenile Drug Offenders 9. Gangs Section IV: Complex Motivations 10. Serial Murder 11. Arson Section V: Special Offender Population 12. Violent Offenders with Schizophrenia 13. White-Collar Crime Section VI: Conclusion 14. Final Thoughts: What Have We Learned and Where Are We Going?

About the author

Doris Layton MacKenzie, Lauren O'Neill, Wendy Povitsky, Summer Acevedo

Summary

This book focuses on the importance of incorporating both sociological and psychological viewpoints in the understanding of criminal behavior. It identifies and explains emerging criminal offenders within the criminal justice system, examining the individual differences that make different types of offenders unique.

Product details

• Authors: Summer Acevedo, Acevedo Summer, Elsevier, Doris Layton MacKenzie, Doris (University of Maryland Layton MacKenzie, Doris L. MacKenzie, Doris Layton/ O&apos MacKenzie, Doris Layton/ O'neill MacKenzie, Lauren/ Povitsky neill, Lauren O'Neill, O'Neill Lauren, Wendy Povitsky, Povitsky Wendy
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2006
• EAN: 9781593453343
• ISBN: 978-1-59345-334-3
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Criminal or forensic psychology, Police & security services, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Police and security services