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Biology and criminology : the biosocial synthesis / Anthony Walsh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walsh, Anthony, 1941-
- Series:
- Routledge advances in criminology ; 7.
- Routledge advances in criminology ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal behavior.
- Criminal behavior--Genetic aspects.
- Sociobiology.
- Criminology.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2009.
- Contents:
- Why criminology needs biology
- Genetics and criminality
- Evolutionary psychology and criminality
- The neurosciences and criminality
- The anomie/strain tradition and socioeconomic status
- The social learning tradition and adolescence
- The control tradition and the family
- The human ecology/social disorganization tradition and race
- The critical tradition and conflict
- Feminist criminology and gender
- Retrospect and prospect.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415801928
- 0415801923
- OCLC:
- 286458720
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