Psychosocial Criminology.

Psychosocial Criminology.

Psychosocial Criminology sheds new light on explanations of crime. It demonstrates how a psychosocial approach can illuminate the causes of particular crimes, challenging readers to re-think the similarities and differences between themselves and those involved in crime. The book critiques existing...

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Main Author: Gadd, David
Other Authors: Jefferson, Tony
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Sage Publications, 2007.
Subjects:
Criminal psychology.
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Crime > Sociological aspects
Criminal psychology
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Table of Contents:
  • PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 WHY PSYCHOSOCIAL CRIMINOLOGY?; 2 PSYCHOLOGY AND THE CRIMINOLOGICAL SUBJECT; 3 SOCIOLOGY AND THE CRIMINOLOGICAL SUBJECT; 4 TOWARDS A PSYCHOSOCIAL SUBJECT: THE CASE OF GENDER; 5 ANXIETY, DEFENSIVENESS AND THE FEAR OF CRIME; 6 FEMINISM, AMBIVALENCE AND DATE RAPE; 7 VULNERABILITY, VIOLENCE AND SERIAL MURDER: THE CASE OF JEFFREY DAHMER; 8 UNDERSTANDING THE PERPETRATORS OF RACIAL HARASSMENT; 9 RE-READING 'THE JACK-ROLLER' AS A DEFENDED SUBJECT; 10 DOMESTIC ABUSE, DENIAL AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTIONS.

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