Psychology and Crime
Psychology and Crime
- 1st
- Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group, 2002
- 200
What does a Criminological Psychologist do? The Popular image is that of a modern day Sherlock Holmes helping the police to solve crimes and mysteries. This book is a new introduction to the topic of Criminological Psychology that helps dispel these myths. Acknowledgements, Introduction, The Nature and Measurement of Offending, Biologically Oriented Explanations of Criminal Behavior, Psychologically Oriented Explanations of Criminal Behavior, The Police and Crime, Offender Profiling, The Psychology of Testimony, The Psychology of the Courtroom, Punishing and Treating and Preventing Crime, Study Aids, Glossary, References, Index.
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What does a Criminological Psychologist do? The Popular image is that of a modern day Sherlock Holmes helping the police to solve crimes and mysteries. This book is a new introduction to the topic of Criminological Psychology that helps dispel these myths. Acknowledgements, Introduction, The Nature and Measurement of Offending, Biologically Oriented Explanations of Criminal Behavior, Psychologically Oriented Explanations of Criminal Behavior, The Police and Crime, Offender Profiling, The Psychology of Testimony, The Psychology of the Courtroom, Punishing and Treating and Preventing Crime, Study Aids, Glossary, References, Index.
415253004