The Psychology of Criminal Conduct: Theory, Research and Practice (Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology)

Ronald Blackburn. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [413]-484) And Index. Crime, criminology and psychology -- The measurement and distribution of crime -- Classification of offenders -- Social and environmental -- Individually oriented and integrated theories of crime -- Biological correlates of antisocial behaviour -- Familial and social correlates of crime -- Personal attributes of offenders -- Aggression and violent crime -- Crime and mental disorder -- Sexual deviation and sexual offending -- Forensic psychology and the offender -- Psychological interventions with offenders -- Treatment of dangerous offenders -- the effectiveness and ethics of intervention This is a clear and detailed text on the contributions made by psychology to the understanding of criminal conduct and the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders, describing its theoretical and empirical basis. The first half of the book examines the nature of offending, while later chapters focus on clinical intervention This state-of-the-art book reviews the contribution of psychology to the explanation of criminal conduct and the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders