The Psychology of Crime / David Abrahamsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abrahamsen, David, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1960]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies the basic factors that are instrumental in understanding criminal behavior and criminal careers. Looks at not only the mind of the criminal but also the interaction between the criminal personality and environment.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

I. Social Pathology and Crime

II. The Formula of Criminal Behavior

III. Family Tension

IV. Juvenile Delinquency

V. Psychosomatic Disorders and Crime

VI. The Offender and the Emotionally Disturbed Nonoffender

VII. The Classification of Criminals

IX. The Sex Offender

X. The Personality of the Murderer

XI. Psychiatric-Psychological Examination of the Offender

XII. Criminal Law and Psychiatry

XIII. Rebuilding and Rehabilitating the Offender

XIV. The Prevention of Crime

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89669-7

OCLC:

1100431051