Criminal Behavior

By - Bartol, Curt R.

Floor - Floor 1

ISBN 10 - 0131850490

ISBN 13 - 9780131850491

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Criminal psychology

Shelf No - 19

Call Number - 364.3 BAR 2005

Edition - 7th

Physical Description - xvii, 654 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes - Includes index

Book Information

"Criminal Behavior: A Psychosocial Approach, Seventh Edition" presents a critical and interdisciplinary look at criminals and crime, challenging students to look beyond over-simplified or prejudicial conclusions about the "crime problem." The book considers the behavioral, emotional and cognitive aspects of criminals, looks at specific criminal offenses, and explores the causes, classification, prediction, intervention and treatment of criminal behavior. NEW TO THE SEVENTH EDITION Greatly expanded and reorganized coverage of criminal profiling More information about careers in forensic psychology and correctional psychology Updated chapters on the psychopath, juvenile delinquency, the mentally disordered offender, and correctional psychology An updated chapter on drugs and crime that reflects the latest drug abuse research Expanded coverage of: crime scene analysis, cyber crime, the effects of the mass media on aggression, crime & physical anomalies, gender differences in aggression, infanticide, and robbery Numerous new tables, figures, charts, and other in-text learning aids

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