Psychology and crime : myths and reality / Peter B. Ainsworth.
By: Ainsworth, Peter B.
Material type: BookSeries: Longman criminology series: Publisher: Harlow, Essex : Pearson Education Limited, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Description: x, 212 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0582414245 (paperback).Subject(s): Criminal psychology | Crime -- Psychological aspects | Criminal justice, Administration of -- Psychological aspects | Fear of crime | Victims of crimes -- PsychologyDDC classification: 364.019Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Peter B. Ainsworth examines the relationship of psychology to crime, criminals and the different stages and aspects of the criminal justice system in this student text that will also be relevant to general readers trained in law.
Bibliography: (pages 189-209) and index.
Introduction -- The extent and fear of crime -- The psychology of victimisation -- Preventing crime and offending -- Psychology and criminal behaviour -- Crime, intention and mental illness -- Crime analysis and offender profiling -- Jury verdicts and judicial sentencing -- Dealing with offenders -- Mistakes and the criminal justice system -- Conclusion.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 The extent and fear of crime
- 2 The psychology of victimisation
- 3 Preventing crime and re-offending
- 4 Psychology and criminal behaviour
- 5 Crime, intention and mental illness
- 6 Crime analysis and offender profiling
- 7 Jury verdicts and judicial sententcing
- 8 Dealing with offenders
- 9 Mistakes and the criminal justice system
- Conclusion
- References