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This groundbreaking book by an award-winning psychoanalyst and forensic psychiatrist presents a comprehensive exploration of a timely but often taboo topic: the failure of punishment to deter crime and violence, an issue that affects us both individually and as a culture. Written at the culmination...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dorpat, Theodore L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., ©2007.
Temas:
Criminal psychology.
Punishment (Psychology)
Imprisonment > Psychological aspects.
Behavior therapy.
Violence > United States.
Criminal Psychology > methods
Punishment > psychology
Behavior Therapy
Behavior Therapy > methods
Prisoners > psychology
Prisons > organization & administration
Violence > psychology
Emprisonnement > Aspect psychologique.
Thérapie de comportement.
Violence > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Behavior therapy
Criminal psychology
Imprisonment > Psychological aspects
Violence
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This groundbreaking book by an award-winning psychoanalyst and forensic psychiatrist presents a comprehensive exploration of a timely but often taboo topic: the failure of punishment to deter crime and violence, an issue that affects us both individually and as a culture. Written at the culmination of the author s fifty-year career as a psychoanalyst, forensic psychologist and scholar, this wide-ranging work identifies the origins of violence and investigates the surprising consequences of punishment from a multitude of perspectives. In his treatment of the topic, Dr. Dorpat utilizes scienti.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780875865652
0875865658
1281398322
9781281398321
0875865631
9780875865638
087586564X
9780875865645
9786611398323
6611398325

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