Deborah W. Denno

Biology and Violence

From Birth to Adulthood

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An examination of criminal behaviour from birth to adulthood in order to determine the biological and sociological influences on violence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9780521362191
• ISBN-10: 0521362199
• Artikelnr.: 23081308

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Marvin E. Wolfgang
Preface
Introduction
1. Biological and environmental influences on crime
2. Violent criminals as children and as adults
3. Intelligence and crime
4. Biological and environmental predictors of crime
5. Case studies of violent and career criminals
6. Biology and responsibility
Appendix: selection and distribution of Biosocial Project variables
References
Author index
Subject index.