Criminal Psychology

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TextPublication details: Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group, 2009Edition: 1stDescription: 182ISBN:

9781843923640

Summary: This book aims to provide an accessible introduction to the subject for the students coming to it for the first time. Acknowledgements, Crime: The Phenomenon, Approach in Criminal Psychology, What is Crime? Definitions and Understandings and Labels, Counting Crime Versus Understanding Crime, Understanding Fear of Crime, The Causes of Crime, Biological and Genetic Explanations, Personality Factor, Cognitive Distortions, The Causes of Aggression and Violence, Defining Aggression, Solving Crime, The Nature of Police Work, Criminal Investigation, Detection of Deception, Offender Profiling, Courtroom Psychology, Jury Decision Making, False or Recovered Memories, Miscarriages of Justice, Sentencing and Punishment, Sentencing as a Human Process, Community Orders, References, Index.

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This book aims to provide an accessible introduction to the subject for the students coming to it for the first time. Acknowledgements, Crime: The Phenomenon, Approach in Criminal Psychology, What is Crime? Definitions and Understandings and Labels, Counting Crime Versus Understanding Crime, Understanding Fear of Crime, The Causes of Crime, Biological and Genetic Explanations, Personality Factor, Cognitive Distortions, The Causes of Aggression and Violence, Defining Aggression, Solving Crime, The Nature of Police Work, Criminal Investigation, Detection of Deception, Offender Profiling, Courtroom Psychology, Jury Decision Making, False or Recovered Memories, Miscarriages of Justice, Sentencing and Punishment, Sentencing as a Human Process, Community Orders, References, Index.

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Criminal Psychology