Psychological Criminology addresses the question: what is it about individuals and their
experiences that cause them to commit crime and/or to become criminal? This book …

Crime is an expensive aspect of society, and each year huge amounts of public money are
spent on the courts, police, probation services, and prisons, while the human costs in terms …

This book is designed to support final-year students in psychology who are taking modules
in criminal psychology. It would also be appropriate for postgraduate students in forensic …

The question of 'why'and 'how'certain individuals are drawn towards behaving in a way that
contravenes the 'Law of the Land'is not an easy one to address. Researchers from various …

Current Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice is a dynamic reader that
provides cutting-edge research in police and correctional psychology, the psychology of …

This book explores the links between psychology and crime, evaluating psychological
explanations of crime and the use of psychology within the criminal justice system. It …

This book offers a clear, up-to-date, comprehensive, and theoretically informed introduction
to criminal psychology, exploring how psychological explanations and approaches can be …

Criminal psychology is the application of the principles of normal and abnormal psychology
to the understanding, prediction, and control of criminal behavior. Criminal Psychology …

Forensic Psychology is essential reading for all undergraduate courses in forensic
psychology and an excellent introduction for more detailed postgraduate courses. Expert …

This chapter focuses on three areas that exemplify the range and scope of both theory and
practice in contemporary forensic psychology–psychology in the courtroom, advances in …