This book draws on criminology, sociology, psychology and neuroscience to offer a balanced perspective of crime, the criminal and criminality and is essential reading for courses on criminal and forensic psychology and psychological criminology.
This book draws on criminology, sociology, psychology and neuroscience to offer a balanced perspective of crime, the criminal and criminality and is essential reading for courses on criminal and forensic psychology and psychological criminology.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Sandie Taylor was a senior lecturer in psychology at Bath Spa University until late 2012. Sandie's teaching and research interests overlapped between forensic/investigative/criminological psychology and developmental/biological psychology. Specialist areas of teaching and research included forensic, criminological and investigative psychology. Sandie is currently a visiting lecture in psychology at the University of South Wales and a freelance writer on psychology.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Section 1: What is crime? 1. Defining and Examining Crime from Different Perspectives 2. Concepts in Crime Definition Influencing Crime Classification Section 2: Nature-Nurture Explanations of Criminal Behaviour 3. Biological Constraints and Evolutionary Factors 4. Social, Learning and Developmental Approaches to Understanding Criminality 5. Decision-Making Processes by Criminals Section 3: Different Types of Crime and Criminal as Evidence of Nature, Nurture or Nature-Nurture 6. White-Collar Criminals and their Crimes 7. Psychopaths and their Crimes 8. Sex Offenders and their Crimes 9. Female Offenders and their Crimes 10. Delinquents and their Crimes Section 4: Prediction of Criminal Behaviour 11. Dangerousness, Risk Assessment and the Mentally and the Personality Disordered Offender 12. Offender Profiling: Serial Killers Section 5: Reliability of Investigative Processes 13. Eye-witness Testimony and Extra-legal Defendant Characteristics 14.Cognitive Interview 15. Confessions Section 6: Discussion about the Function of Law and its Impact on Antisocial Behaviour an its Origins 16. 'Big 5' Legal Concepts 17. Law Drives Criminality 18. Concluding Comments.
Introduction Section 1: What is crime? 1. Defining and Examining Crime from Different Perspectives 2. Concepts in Crime Definition Influencing Crime Classification Section 2: Nature-Nurture Explanations of Criminal Behaviour 3. Biological Constraints and Evolutionary Factors 4. Social, Learning and Developmental Approaches to Understanding Criminality 5. Decision-Making Processes by Criminals Section 3: Different Types of Crime and Criminal as Evidence of Nature, Nurture or Nature-Nurture 6. White-Collar Criminals and their Crimes 7. Psychopaths and their Crimes 8. Sex Offenders and their Crimes 9. Female Offenders and their Crimes 10. Delinquents and their Crimes Section 4: Prediction of Criminal Behaviour 11. Dangerousness, Risk Assessment and the Mentally and the Personality Disordered Offender 12. Offender Profiling: Serial Killers Section 5: Reliability of Investigative Processes 13. Eye-witness Testimony and Extra-legal Defendant Characteristics 14.Cognitive Interview 15. Confessions Section 6: Discussion about the Function of Law and its Impact on Antisocial Behaviour an its Origins 16. 'Big 5' Legal Concepts 17. Law Drives Criminality 18. Concluding Comments.
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