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The Routledge international handbook of biosocial criminology / edited by Matt DeLisi and Michael G. Vaughn.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge international handbooks
- Routledge handbooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminology.
- Criminal behavior--Psychological aspects.
- Criminal behavior.
- Criminal behavior--Genetic aspects.
- Human beings--Effect of environment on.
- Human beings.
- Sociobiology.
- Psychological aspects.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- International handbook of biosocial criminology
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- "Biosocial criminology is an interdisciplinary field that aims to explain crime and antisocial behavior by exploring both biological factors and environmental factors. Since the mapping of the human genome, scientists have been able to study the biosocial causes of human behaviour with the greatest specificity. After decades of almost exclusive sociological focus, criminology has undergone a paradigm shift where the field is more interdisciplinary and this book combines perspectives from criminology and sociology with contributions from fields such as genetics, neuropsychology, and evolutionary psychology. The Routledge International Handbook of Biosocial Criminology is the largest and most comprehensive work of its kind, and is organized into five sections that collectively span the terrain of biosocial research on antisocial behavior. Bringing together leading experts from around the world, this book considers the criminological, genetic and neuropsychological foundations of offending, as well as the legal and criminal justice applications of biosocial criminological theory and will be essential reading for students, researchers, and practitioners from across the social, behavioural, and natural sciences who are engaged in the study of antisocial behaviour."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Criminological foundations
- part 2. Genetic foundations of antisocial behavior
- part 3. Neurological and neuropsychological foundations of antisocial behavior
- part 4. Biosocial mechanisms of antisocial conditions and antisocial behavior
- part 5. Legal and criminal justice applications.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781315858449
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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