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Criminal Behavior A Psychological Approach

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ISBN-10: 0131850490

ISBN-13: 9780131850491

Edition: 7th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Curt R. Bartol, Anne M. Bartol

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List price: $98.00
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/21/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 672
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English

Curt R. Bartol was a college professor for more than 30 years, teaching a wide variety of both undergraduate and graduate courses, including Biopsychology, Criminal Behavior, Juvenile Delinquency, Introduction to Forensic Psychology, Social Psychology, and Psychology and Law. He earned his PhD in personality/social psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1972. He was instrumental in creating and launching Castleton State College's graduate program in forensic psychology and served as its director for 6 years. As a licensed clinical psychologist, he has been a consulting police psychologist to local, municipal, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for over 25 years. In…    

Anne M. Bartol earned an MA and a PhD in criminal justice from State University of New York at Albany. She also holds an MA in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She taught criminal justice, sociology, and journalism courses over a 20-year college teaching career and has worked as a journalist and a social worker in child and adolescent protective services In addition to editing Current Perspectives , she has co-authored Introduction to Forensic Psychology , Juvenile Delinquency , Psychology and Law , and Criminal Behavior . She has served as book review editor and managing editor of Criminal Justice and Behavior and has published articles on women and criminal justice,…    

Preface
Introduction to Criminal Behavior
Perspectives of Human Nature in Theories of Crime
Perspectives in Criminology
Definition of Criminal Behavior
FBI Reporting Systems
Self-Report Studies
Victimization Surveys
The Focus of the Book
Juvenile Delinquency: Developmental Factors
A Brief History of Juvenile Justice
Definition of Juvenile Delinquency
The Nature and Extent of Juvenile Offending
School Crime
The Serious Delinquent
Social Risk Factors
Psychological Risk Factors
Family Background
Intelligence and Delinquency
Gender and Juvenile Offending
Prevention and Treatment of Juvenile Offending
Summary and Conclusions
Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological Factors
The Born Criminal
Physique and Crime
Twin Studies
Adoption Studies
Eysenck's Theory of Personality and Crime
Summary and Conclusions
The Psychopath: A Focus on Biopsychological Factors
Behavioral Descriptions
The Criminal Psychopath
The Female Psychopath
Basic Neurophysiological Concepts and Terminology
Childhood of the Psychopath
Summary and Conclusions
Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning and Situational Factors
Behaviorism
Social Learning
Frustration-Induced Criminality
Situational Instigators and Regulators of Criminal Behavior
Summary and Conclusions
The Mentally Disordered Offender
Mental Disorders and Crime
Mental Disorders and Violence
The Mentally Disordered Offender and Criminal Responsibility
The Insanity Defense
Guilty but Mentally Ill (GBMI)
Incompetency to Stand Trial
Transfers
The Mentally Disordered Sex Offender
Mental Disorders as Unique Defenses
Dangerousness
Summary and Conclusions
Human Aggression and Violence
Defining Aggression
Theoretical Perspectives on Aggression
Cognitive Models of Aggression
Overt and Covert Acts of Aggression
Environmental Factors
Effects of Mass Media
Victim-Precipitated Aggression
The Physiology of Aggression
Summary and Conclusions
Homicide, Assault, and Family Violence
Definitions
Sociological Correlates of Homicide
Sociological Correlates of Assault
Family Violence
Theoretical Explanations of Family Violence
Cessation of Family Violence
Summary and Conclusions
Criminal Homicide: A Closer Look
Investigative Methods
Criminal Investigative Analysis (Profiling)
Multiple Murderers
Serial Murderers
Mass Murderers
Satanic Cults and Homicide
Psychological Factors in Violent Crime
Cognitive Self-Regulation and Violence
Deindividuation and Crowd Violence
Summary and Conclusions
Sexual Offenses
Legislation on Sex Offenders
Rape
Pedophilia
Exhibitionism
Voyeurism and Fetishism
Treatment of Sexual Offenders
Summary and Conclusions
Economic Crime, Public Order Crime, and Other Crime
Burglary
Larceny and Motor Vehicle Theft
Fraud and Identity Theft
Shoplifting
Robbery
White-Collar and Occupational Crime
Cybercrime
Hostage-Taking Offenses
Arson
Bombings
Prostitution
Summary and Conclusions
Drugs and Crime
Major Categories of Drugs
The Hallucinogens: Cannabis
The Stimulants
Narcotic Drugs
The Depressants
Summary and Conclusions
Correctional Psychology
Careers in Correctional Psychology
The Correctional System
Societal Rationale for Imprisonment of Offenders
Classification and Prediction
Psychological Effects of Imprisonment
Treatment and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation and Psychological Treatment
Glossary
Cases Cited
References
Author Index
Subject Index