Crime, genes, neuroscience and cyberspace / Tim Owen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owen, Tim, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal psychology.

Neurosciences.

Computer crimes--Psychological aspects.

Computer crimes.

Criminal behavior.

Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

xiii, 232 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]

Summary:

This book applies Owen's unique genetic-social framework to the study of crime and criminal behaviour, with an emphasis on cybercrime. Moving beyond challenges which confront contemporary criminological theorizing such as: the stagnation of critical criminology, the relativistic nihilism of the 'culture turn', posthumanism, and virtual criminology, the author codifies and 'applies' the latest version of the framework to the study of crime, both in and out of cyberspace. Drawing upon evolutionary psychology, behavioural genetics and the philosophy of Heidegger, he introduces new terms as 'Neuro-Agency' and notions of Embodied Cognition into criminological theorizing. Adopting a soft compatibilist approach to free-will, and Realist ontology, Owen's meta-theoretical focus provides a new direction for criminological theorizing, in particular in the direction of the conceptualization and prediction of cyber violence. Exciting and timely, this book will appeal to scholars and advanced students of criminology, law, sociology, social policy, psychology, philosophy, policing and forensic investigation--back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Criminological and social theory: surveying the contemporary landscape

Neuroscience and cybercrime

Do we need a 'virtual criminology'?

Cyber violence

Codification and application of the genetic-social framework.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-228) and index.

ISBN:

1137526874

9781137526878

OCLC:

991807138