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The psychology of crime : a social science textbook

Title: The psychology of crime : a social science textbook / Philip Feldman.
Author: Feldman, M. Philip (Maurice Philip)
Publication: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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xiv, 526 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

What is criminal behavior? How is it identified? What is the role of the police and the courts? What is the evidence for hopes of controlling and changing criminal behavior? This book represents the systematic application of contemporary psychology to the study of crime, from biological factors, through child development to social learning. Feldman's work includes systematic contributions from sociology. The breadth of coverage and the firm base in psychology are unique in the current literature.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 450-508) and indexes.

Contents

1. Offences -- 2. Offenders and victims -- 3. The police -- 4. The courts -- 5. Biological factors -- 6. Individual differences -- 7. Childhood development -- 8. Social and economic theories and factors -- 9. The cognitive-behavioral approach -- 10. The penal system -- 11. The treatment of offenders -- 12. Crime prevention -- 13. Summary.

ISBN

9780521331203
052133120X
9780521337328
0521337321
9780511527821 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

92031968

OCLC

ocm26636227
26636227
SCSB-1989917

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Princeton University Library