The psychology of crime : a social science textbook /

Feldman, M. Philip

The psychology of crime : a social science textbook / Philip Feldman. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993. - xiv, 526 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 450-508) and index.

This text provides an overview of current theory & research in criminology. It firstly lays out the empirical data on offenses, offenders, the police & the courts. The second section describes the approaches to the explanation of crime. The final section covers the range of social policy developed to combat crime & deal with offenders.

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Criminology.
Criminal psychology.

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