Criminal behavior : theories, typologies, and criminal justice
by
Helfgott, Jacqueline B.
Title
:
Criminal behavior : theories, typologies, and criminal justice
Author
:
Helfgott, Jacqueline B.
ISBN
:
9781412904872
Personal Author
:
Helfgott, Jacqueline B.
Publication Information
:
Los Angeles : SAGE, c2008.
Physical Description
:
xv, 605 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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Pt. I. Theories and Typologies -- Ch. 1. Criminal Behavior: Nature, Extent, and Measurement -- Ch. 2. Theories of Criminal Behavior -- Ch. 3. Typologies of Crime and Mental Disorders -- Ch. 4. Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior -- Pt. II. Criminal Typologies -- Ch. 5. Violent Crime -- Ch. 6. Sex Crime -- Ch. 7. Economic Crime -- Ch. 8. Public Order Crime -- Ch. 9. Political Crime -- Ch. 10. The Influence of Technology, Media, and Popular Culture on Criminal Behavior: Copycat Crime and Cybercrime -- Pt. III. Applying Theories and Typologies to Criminal Justice Policy and Practice -- Ch. 11. Applied Criminology: How Theories and Typologies Are Used in the Criminal Justice System -- Ch. 12. Challenges for the Future.
Abstract
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"Criminal Behavior: Theories, Typologies, and Criminal Justice is a comprehensive core text that provides an interdisciplinary overview of criminal behavior by examining relevant crime theories, explanations of how and why crime typologies are developed, literature reviews for major crime categories, and discussions of how crime theories and crime typologies are applied throughout the criminal justice process. This text offers insight into criminal behavior for undergraduate and graduate students in criminology and criminal justice, psychology, and related fields."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Criminal behavior -- Textbooks.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Textbooks.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025471034 | 364.3 H474C 2008 | 1 |