Psychology and crime [electronic resource] : understanding and tackling offending behaviour / Francis Pakes and Jane Winstone.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Cullompton, UK ; Portland, Or. : Willan Publishing, 2007.Description: xvi, 237 p. ; 24 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 364.3 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6080 .P315 2007eb
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Contents:
Why do people offend? Psychological and sociological explanations -- The criminal mind : understanding criminals from their scene of crime -- Pathways into crime : understanding juvenile offending -- Aggression and violence -- Sexual violence : from theory into practice -- Insanity, mental health and the criminal justice system -- Stalkers and their victims -- The psychology of addiction : are there more questions than answers? / by Aaron Pycroft -- Date rape and drugs -- Can prison ever work? -- Victims and fear of crime.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-225) and index.

Why do people offend? Psychological and sociological explanations -- The criminal mind : understanding criminals from their scene of crime -- Pathways into crime : understanding juvenile offending -- Aggression and violence -- Sexual violence : from theory into practice -- Insanity, mental health and the criminal justice system -- Stalkers and their victims -- The psychology of addiction : are there more questions than answers? / by Aaron Pycroft -- Date rape and drugs -- Can prison ever work? -- Victims and fear of crime.

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