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Evolutionary criminology : towards a comprehensive explanation of crime /

Theories of crime typically reflect the discipline of the theorist. There has been little attempt to construct multidisciplinary frameworks that integrate psychological, biological, and sociological concepts in explaining, and controlling, criminal activity. Evolutionary behavioral science is ideall...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Durrant, Russil (Autor), Ward, Tony (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier : Academic Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Criminology and evolutionary theory
  • Evolutionary theory and human evolution
  • Evolutionary behavioral science
  • Levels of analysis and explanations in criminology
  • The evolution of altruism, cooperation, and punishment
  • Distal explanations: adaptations and phylogeny
  • Development
  • Proximate explanations: individuals, situations, and social processes
  • Social-structural and cultural explanations
  • Punishment, public policy, and prevention
  • The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders
  • Looking forward from the perspective of the past.