Handbook of Crime Correlates
eBook - ePub

Handbook of Crime Correlates

  1. 730 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Handbook of Crime Correlates

About this book

The Handbook of Crime Correlates, Second Edition summarizes more than a century of worldwide research on traits and social conditions associated with criminality and antisocial behavior. Findings are provided in tabular form, enabling readers to determine at a glance the nature of each association. Within each table, results are listed by country, type of crime (or other forms of antisocial behavior), and whether each variable is positively, negatively, or insignificantly associated with offending behavior. Criminal behavior is broken down according to major categories, including violent crime, property crime, drug offenses, sex offenses, delinquency, and recidivism.This book provides a resource for practitioners and academics who are interested in criminal and antisocial behavior. It is relevant to the fields of criminology/criminal justice, sociology, and psychology. No other publication provides as much information about how a wide range of variables—e.g., gender, religion, personality traits, weapons access, alcohol and drug use, social status, geography, and seasonality—correlate with offending behavior.- Includes 600+ tables regarding variables related to criminal behavior- Consolidates 100+ years of academic research on criminal behavior- Findings are identified by country and world regions for easy comparison- Lists criminal-related behaviors according to major categories- Identifies universal crime correlates

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Yes, you can access Handbook of Crime Correlates by Lee Ellis,David P. Farrington,Anthony W. Hoskin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & History & Theory in Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9780128044773
Edition
2
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
History & Theory in Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. The Prevalence of Offending and Associations Between Different Types of Offending
  8. Chapter 2. Demographic Factors
  9. Chapter 3. Institutional Factors
  10. Chapter 4. Familial, Reproductive, and Peer Factors
  11. Chapter 5. Personality and Behavioral Factors
  12. Chapter 6. Cognitive and Mental Health Factors
  13. Chapter 7. Biological Factors
  14. Chapter 8. Crime Victimization and Fear of Crime
  15. Chapter 9. Epilogue: Grand Summary
  16. References
  17. Index