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Author:   Michael Dow Burkhead
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9780786422227

ISBN 10:   078642222
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   21 November 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents Foreword by Michael C. Braswell     Preface     Part One: Introduction-The Explanation of Crime 1. Setting the Stage      2. Schools of Criminology      3. Correlates of Crime: Age, Gender, Race, and IQ      Part Two: Biological Explanations for Crime 4. The History of Biology and Crime      5. Heritability      6. Evolution and Crime      7. Broken Brains and Other Neurological Factors      Part Three: Psychological Explanations for Crime 8. Psychopathy      9. Learning Theory and Crime      Part Four: Sociological Explanations for Crime 10. The History of Sociology and Crime      11. A Sampling of Theories      Part Five: Conclusion 12. Lessons from the History of Criminology      Suggested Reading      Notes      References      Index     

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Psychologist Michael Dow Burkhead has worked in varying capacities with criminal offenders for 25 years and has written a number of articles regarding the treatment of mentally ill prisoners and the death penalty. Also the author of The Treatment of Criminal Offenders (2007), he lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

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