Understanding psychology and crime : perspectives on theory and action /
"This book discusses the complex relationships between psychology, criminology and criminal justice. Challenging the assumptions of those who object to the use of psychology within criminology, this book shows how a methodical approach to the study of criminal behaviour can generate both system...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Maidenhead :
Open University Press,
2004.
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Colección: | Crime and justice (Buckingham, England)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Why psychology?
- 2. Accounting for crime
- 3. Psychological processes in crime
- 4. Pathways to offending behaviour
- 5. Individual factors in crime
- 6. Preventing and reducing crime
- 7. Crime and punishment : a psychological view
- 8. Applications and values