Research Catalog

Title

The science, treatment, and prevention of antisocial behaviors / edited by Diana H. Fishbein.

Publication

Kingston, N.J. : Civic Research Institute, ©2000-©2004.

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Additional Authors

Fishbein, Diana H., 1954-

Description

2 volumes (various pagings) : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

This authoritative reference featuring chapters by nationally and internationally recognized experts details behavioral science research with respect to antisocial, criminal, violent behavior, substance abuse, and other high risk behaviors and puts it in context for criminologists, criminal justice practitioners and policymakers, public and mental health professionals, treatment providers and prevention professionals. This resource provides a rich source of leading-edge thinking and data on the causes and treatment of antisocial behavior.

Subject

• Antisocial personality disorders
• Criminal justice, Administration of
• Criminal psychology
• Criminal behavior
• Criminals
• Violence
• Aggressiveness
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Aggression > psychology
• Criminal Psychology
• Violence
• Aggression
• criminals
• violence
• Sociopathie
• Comportement criminel
• Psychologie criminelle
• Criminologie

Bibliography (note)

• "Bibliography": p. A-12-A-78.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• v.1 application to the criminal justice system. -- I. Integrative research : toward a better understanding of antisocial behavior. Alcoholism : a developmental disorder -- The contribution of psychology to criminal justice education. II. Biological underpinnings of antisocial behavior : research approaches and findings. Criterion measures of aggression : impulsive versus premeditated aggression -- Biological and behavioral investigation of aggression and impulsivity -- Central neurotransmitter function in criminal aggression. III. Genetic studies of antisocial behavior. Genetic epidemiology of antisocial behavior -- Antisocial personality and drug use disorders : are they genetically related? -- Genetic bases for impulsive and antisocial behaviors : can their course be altered?
• IV. Relationships between cognitive deficits, brain dysfunction, and aggression. Adding an explicit focus on cognition to criminological theory -- Neuropsychological functioning and antisocial behavior : implications for etiology and prevention -- The identification of neurological correlates of brain dysfunction in offenders by probation officers. V. Subtypes and syndromes of delinquency and criminality. Subtyping of injecting drug users -- Childhood sexual abuse among female addicts and changes in parenting across two generations -- Serial killers : victims of compulsion or masters of control? VI. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders and crime : identifying genetic, addictive and familial links to reduce prison terms and recidivism. The role of genetics in ADHD and conduct disorder : relevance to the treatment of recidivistic antisocial behavior -- Diagnosing and treating ADHD in a men's prison -- Criminal behavior fueled by attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and addiction.
• VII. Medical approaches to understanding and treating antisocial behavior. A neurological perspective of violent behavior -- Drug treatment of pathologic aggression -- The etiology and treatment of sexual offending. VIII. Application of the behavioral sciences to the law and criminal justice system. Indifferent communication between social science and neuroscience : the case of "biological-brain-proneness" for criminal aggression -- The dawn of therapeutic justice -- Biological causes of criminality and expert testimony : some cautionary thoughts. IX. Implications for the prevention and treatment of antisocial behaviors. How can neurobiological research inform prevention strategies? -- Prospects for a public health model to prevent and treat antisocial behaviors -- Violence and the family : promoting violence-free families.--v.2 Evidence-based practice.

ISBN

• 1887554122
• 9781887554121
• 1887554467
• 9781887554466

LCCN

99076750

OCLC

• ocm43572028
• 43572028
• SCSB-9806161

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library