Crime and criminality : social, psychological, and neurobiological explanations / Ehor Boyanowsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyanowsky, Ehor, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 318 pages) : colour illustrations

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]

Summary:

This informative and entertaining book, peppered with personal anecdotes, and rich in case studies, adopts an eclectic approach to studying the causes of crime. Rather than rely on one theoretical position, Boyanowsky opts to borrow from a variety of theories to arrive at the most effective answer. As a result, even seasoned veterans will learn from this book. Crime and Criminality employs case studies, both notorious and lesser known, to bring theories to life, and to offer insight into vital contemporary topics like domestic violence, child pornography, genocide, the effect of climate change on crime, and the evolution of cybercrime. Entertaining, and accessible, and comparative in scope, this text is ideal for students and general readers interested in understanding the varied causes of crime. Instructor supports in the form of PowerPoint slides as well as introductions, and summaries for each chapter make this an ideal text for criminology courses. "-- $c Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One What Is a Crime, What Is Not?

Chapter Two A Multidimensional Model of Crime

Chapter Three Explanations of Criminality

Chapter Four Psychopathy: Dionysius and the Antihero in Society

Chapter Five How Criminality Develops

Chapter Six The Cognitive and Neurological Bases of Criminality

Chapter Seven Social Criminogenic Factors

Chapter Eight Sociopolitical Criminogenic Factors

Chapter Nine Violence in and of the Family

Chapter Ten Climate, Aggression, and Crime: Effects of Temperature on Humans and Human Reactions to Environmental Threat

Chapter Eleven Hazardous Waste and Organized or Corporate Crime

Chapter Twelve Cybercrime: Advancing Technology in Aggression, War, and Crime

Glossary

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4875-3243-1

1-4875-3242-3

OCLC:

1132429827