Psychology and crime : understanding and tackling offending behaviour / Francis Pakes and Jane Winstone.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pakes, Francis J.
Other Authors: Winstone, Jane
Language:English
Published: Cullompton, UK ; Portland, Or. : Willan Publishing, 2007.
Subjects:
Criminal psychology.
Criminal behavior.
Physical Description:xvi, 237 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.