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Wright John Paul

Criminals in the making : Criminality across the life course - London Sage Publications 2008 - 312p x

Content:
Chapter 1. Life Course Criminology;
Chapter 2. The Stability of Criminal and Analogous Behaviors;
Chapter 3. Continuity in Antisocial Potential;
Chapter 4. Genetics and Crime;
Chapter 5. Introduction to Brain Structure and Basic Functions;
Part I: The Hindbrain, Midbrain, and Limbic Structures In the Development of Criminality;
Chapter 6. Introduction to Brain Structure and Basic Functions;
Paart II: Forebrain Formations, Trauma, and Criminal Behavior;
Chapter 7. Concepts and Issues in Neuropsychological Functioning;
Chapter 8. Sex Differences in Brain Processes and Laterality;
Chapter 9. Special Topics in the Life Course: Psychopathy, Early Onset, and Drug Influences on Criminality; Chapter 10. Individuals and Their Social World;
Chapter 11. Families and Crime;
Chapter 12. Prepubescence: Infancy and Childhood;
Chapter 13. Postpubescence: Adolescence and Adulthood;
Chapter 14. Policy Recommendations

ISBN: 9781452217994

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Criminal Behaviour 2. Criminology

Dewey Class. No.: 364.300000 / WRI