Richard Wortley - Psychological Criminology An Integrative Approach

Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is Richard Wortley The Title is Psychological Criminology : An Integrative Approach Condition New Other Comments Edition Number - 0001. Pages Count - 288. Binding type - Perfect. Content Language - English Category - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology Product Description - Psychological Criminology addresses the question: what is it about individuals and their experiences that cause them to commit crime and/or to become criminalThis book provides a comprehensive coverage of psychological theories of crime and criminality, exploring theories focusing on factors present at birth human nature, heredity theories that focus on factors that influence the offender over the lifespan learning, development and theories focusing on factors present at the crime scene. It emphasizes the connections among the different approaches, and demonstrates how, taken together rather than as rival explanations, they provide a more complete picture of crime and criminality than each provides individually. Theories are arranged throughout the book in a temporal sequence, from distal to proximal causes of crime. The analysis spans 100,000 years, from the evolutionary roots of criminal behaviour in the ancestral environments of early humans on the African savana, to the decision to engage in a specific criminal act. Key features of the book include: a focus on theory - explaining' crime and criminality,an integrative approach,accessible to readers who do not have a background in psychology. Psychological Criminology highlights the contributions that psychological theory can make to the broader field of criminology it will be of interest to students, academics, researchers and practitioners in both criminology and forensic psychology. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 165859328

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