Criminal psychology : nature, nurture, culture : a textbook and practical reference guide for students and working professionals in the fields of law enforcement, criminal justice, mental health, and forensic psychology / by Laurence Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Laurence, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal psychology.

Criminal psychology--Textbooks.

Criminal psychology--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (799 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Criminal psychology is the application of the principles of normal and abnormal psychology to the understanding, prediction, and control of criminal behavior. Criminal Psychology: Nature, Nurture, Culture provides an in-depth yet readable introduction to the foundations of criminal psychology as it is understood and practiced from the classroom to the courtroom. The book is organized into five sections. Part I examines the nature and origins of criminal behavior. These chapters outline the role of psychology in the criminal justice system, and review the biology, psychology, and sociology of c

Contents:

Criminal Psychology Nature, Nurture, Culture; Contents; Part I: The Nature and Origins of Criminal Behavior; Ch 1: Psychology in the Criminal Justice System; Ch 2: Biological Theories of Criminal Behavior; Ch 3: Psychosocial Theories of Criminal Behavior; Part II: Personality, Psychopathology, and Crime; Ch 4: Brain Syndromes and Substance Abuse; Ch 5: Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders; Ch 6: Anxiety and Mood Disorders; Ch 7: Personality Disorders; Ch 8: Antisocial Personality Disorder and the Psychopath; Part III: The Homicides; Ch 9: Homicide; Ch 10: Serial Homicide

Ch 11: Mass Homicide I:Workplace ViolenceCh 12: Mass Homicide II:School Violence; Ch 13: Mass Homicide III:Terrorism and Political Violence; Part IV: Sex Crimes andFamily Crimes; Ch 14: Sex Crimes I:Rape and Sexual Assault; Ch 15: Sex Crimes II: Sexual Offenses Against Children; Chap 16: Family Crime I: Child Abuse and Family Violence; Ch 17: Family Crime II:Domestic Violence; Part V: Other Crimes and Punishments; Ch 18:Stalking and Harassment; Ch 19: Juvenile Crime; Ch 20: Other Crimes; Ch 21: Corrections, the Death Penalty, and Crime Victims; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08716-4

OCLC:

778340214