Criminal behavior

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"This book is intended for upper-level courses on criminal behavior, psychology and law, and developmental psychopathology taught in departments of psychology, criminology, criminal justice law, and sociology and/or criminal justice training academies."--Jacket.

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Full title :Criminal behavior / Elaine Cassel, Douglas A. Bernstein.

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Publication Date:2007.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):L. Erlbaum Associates
Place of Publication:Mahwah, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:2007.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiii, 386 pages : : illustrations.)

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ISBN:9780429241123, 0429241127
oclc:on1330991674
LC Classification:HV6105
Dewey Decimal:364.3

1. What is crime? -- Crime as a legal concept -- The sociology of crime -- The politics of crime -- The morality of crime -- The classification of crimes -- The statistics of crime -- Methods for studying criminal behavior -- Criminals and criminal behavior -- Summary -- Key terms -- Questions for review -- Track it down -- 2. The criminal justice system -- Overview of the criminal justice system -- Dealing with special defendants -- Law enforcement officers -- Prosecutors -- Defense attorneys -- Juries -- Judges -- Summary -- Key terms -- Questions for review -- Track it down -- 3. The juvenile justice system -- The juvenile justice process -- The psycho-legal status of juvenile offenders -- Juvenile justice applied : the case of Ronald -- The future of juvenile justice -- Summary -- Key terms -- Questions for review -- Track it down -- 4. Biological roots of crime -- Physical appearance and crime -- Evolution and crime -- Genes and crime -- Crime and the brain -- Hormones and crime -- Alcohol, drugs, and crime -- Summary -- Key terms -- Questions for review -- Track it down -- 5. Psychological roots of crime -- Personality and crime -- Traits and crime -- Psychodynamics and crim…

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