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

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 …

Crime is an expensive aspect of society, and each year huge amounts of public money are
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According to contemporary scientific research human behaviour arises from a dynamic
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Crime is a serious social problem, but its causes are not exclusively social. There is growing
consensus that explaining and preventing it requires interdisciplinary research efforts …

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 …

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 …

The Psychology of Criminal and Antisocial Behavior: Victim and Offenders Perspectives is
not just another formulaic book on forensic psychology. Rather, it opens up new areas of …

What does a criminological psychologist actually do? Most people picture a modern-day
Sherlock Holmes, helping the police to solve crimes, but the reality is far more interesting …

This unique text offers an interdisciplinary perspective on crime and criminality by integrating
the latest theories, concepts, and research from sociology, psychology, and biology. Offering …