SAGE Publications | Psychology And Crime: A Transdisciplinary Perspective, 2nd Edition (2020 EN)

Author: Craig Webber
Full Title: Psychology And Crime: A Transdisciplinary Perspective, 2nd Edition
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd; 2nd edition (September 30, 2019)
Key Approaches To Criminology
Year: 2020
ISBN-13: 9781473944060, 9781446287422, 9781446287439
ISBN-10: 1473944066, 1446287424, 1446287432
Pages: 352
Language: English
Genre: Psychology: Criminal Psychology
File type: EPUB
Quality: -
Price: $160.00


Now in an updated second edition, this book explores the links between psychology and crime, taking the reader through psychological explanations of crime and the use of psychology within the criminal justice system. The book aims to demystify some of the myths of psychological criminology and situates the subject within its historical and theoretical foundations, whilst maintaining a contemporary outlook and critical awareness of the field’s advantages and limitations.

Inside:
✓ Four new chapters, on 'Psychological perspectives and their approach to crime', 'Mentally disordered offenders', 'The Criminal Courts and the role of the Jury', and 'Victims, Fear of Crime and Offender Management'.
✓ Improved coverage of the issues around interpersonal violence, sexual violence and deviancy, the psychology of crime in groups, and war crimes.
✓ Increased analysis of psychology and the criminal justice system.

Readership:
Essential reading for students in criminology, sociology and psychology.

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