Criminal psychology.

9781843923640

Criminal psychology.

Pakes, Francis and Suzanne Pakes.

Willan Publishing

2009

180 pages

$24.95

Paperback

HV6080

This accessible, reader-friendly text for beginning undergraduates seeks to answer two questions: How can psychology further our understanding of the causes, consequences, and prevention of crime, and how can psychology help the criminal justice system and other agencies in dealing with crime? The book explores the application of psychology to understand crime, criminal behavior, court processes, punishment, and rehabilitation, in both UK and US contexts. Reader interest is maintained throughout the text with boxes explaining key research, detailed definitions of key concepts and procedures, activities, b&w photos, and interviews with professionals, all in an attractive and easy-to-read two-color format. The text is for undergraduate students in criminology and psychology, and for students taking the criminal/psychology/forensic psychology components of the UK's main A- level psychology specifications. Francis Pakes is a reader in comparative criminology at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Suzanne Pakes teaches psychology at The Portsmouth Grammar School. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS.

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