Different Crimes, Different Criminals: Understanding, Treating and Preventing Criminal Behavior

Different Crimes, Different Criminals: Understanding, Treating and Preventing Criminal Behavior
ISBN-10
1437755429
ISBN-13
9781437755428
Category
Political Science
Pages
350
Language
English
Published
2010-05-28
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Doris Layton MacKenzie, Lauren O'Neill, Wendy Povitsky

Description

This book focuses on the importance of incorporating both sociological and psychological viewpoints in the understanding of criminal behavior. It identifies and explains emerging criminal offenders within the criminal justice system, examining the individual differences that make different types of offenders unique. Text supported with charts, tables and boxed inserts.

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