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Psychology and crime [electronic resource] : understanding and tackling offending behaviour / Francis Pakes and Jane Winstone.

By: Pakes, Francis J.
Contributor(s): Winstone, Jane | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Cullompton, UK ; Portland, Or. : Willan, 2007Description: xvi, 237 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Criminal psychology | Criminal behaviorGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 364.3 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Why do people offend? Psychological and sociological explanations -- The criminal mind : understanding criminals from their scene of crime -- Pathways into crime : understanding juvenile offending -- Aggression and violence -- Sexual violence : from theory into practice -- Insanity, mental health and the criminal justice system -- Stalkers and their victims -- The psychology of addiction : are there more questions than answers? / by Aaron Pycroft -- Date rape and drugs -- Can prison ever work? -- Victims and fear of crime.
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364.3 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-225) and index.

Why do people offend? Psychological and sociological explanations -- The criminal mind : understanding criminals from their scene of crime -- Pathways into crime : understanding juvenile offending -- Aggression and violence -- Sexual violence : from theory into practice -- Insanity, mental health and the criminal justice system -- Stalkers and their victims -- The psychology of addiction : are there more questions than answers? / by Aaron Pycroft -- Date rape and drugs -- Can prison ever work? -- Victims and fear of crime.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.