Psychopathy as Unified Theory of Crime

2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-46909-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 243 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 443 g

Reihe: Palgrave's Frontiers in Criminology Theory

This book applies the psychopathy concept toward the understanding of crime. Drawing on hundreds of studies and his own clinical, research, and practitioner experience working with the most antisocial and violent offenders, the author demonstrates that psychopathy can explain all forms of crime across the life course, and also examines the biosocial foundations of the disorder. With an abundance of case studies and historical references, written in a distinctive writing style, the book is equally fascinating to the academic scholar and the true crime buff alike.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Delisi, Matt

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Kriminalpsychologie, Forensische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Why Psychopathy as Unified Theory of Crime?.- Chapter 2: Psychopathy, Its Etiology, and the Nature of Crime.- Chapter 3: Psychopathy, Assessment, and the Structure of Crime.- Chapter 4: Psychopathy and the Life-Course.- Chapter 5: Psychopathy and Criminal Offenders.- Chapter 6: Psychopathy and Biosocial Criminology.- Chapter 7: Psychopathy and the Criminal Justice System.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Matt DeLisi is Coordinator of Criminal Justice Studies, Professor in the Department of Sociology, and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University, USA. DeLisi is among the most prolific criminologists in the world with over 300 scholarly publications and is co-founding member of the Biosocial Criminology Research Group. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Criminal Justice, the leading criminology journal in the world, and Fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.