Research Catalog

Title

Psychology and crime / David Putwain and Aidan Sammons.

Author

Putwain, David

Publication

East Sussex ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

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Additional Authors

Sammons, Aidan

Description

xv, 200 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

Analysing psychological theories about the offender, this work considers society's response to crime, including the role of the police and the courts, and finally examines methods of crime prevention.

Series Statement

Routledge modular psychology

Uniform Title

Routledge modular psychology

Subject

• Crime > Psychological aspects
• Criminal Psychology
• Criminal justice, Administration of > Psychological aspects
• Criminal psychology
• Criminology
• Criminology [MESH]
• Forensic Psychiatry [MESH]

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-196) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction. What is Criminological Psychology? -- 2. The nature and measurement of offending. What is a Criminal? Measuring Crime. Victimisation -- 3. Biologically oriented explanations of criminal behaviour. Constitutional Theories of Criminality. Recent Genetic Research into Criminality. Biological Research into Criminality. Eysenck's Personality Theory -- 4. Psychologically oriented explanations of criminal behaviour. Psychoanalytical Theories of Crime. Learning Theories of Crime. Cognitive Theories of Crime. Social Theories of Crime -- 5. The police and crime. Policing. Interviewing. Negotiation -- 6. Offender profiling. Principles of Offender Profiling -- 7. The psychology of testimony. Cognitive Processes and Testimony.

ISBN

• 0415252997
• 0415253004 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2001058923

OCLC

48588487

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library