A comprehensive psychological approach to criminal and antisocial behavior.

Building on a tradition of excellence?? Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approachis accurate?? well-researched?? contemporary?? and comprehensive. It offers a detailed look at crime?? what may lead to it?? and how criminal behavior may be prevented ? all from a psychological perspective. With a focus on serious crimes?? particularly those involving violence?? this text offers an all-inclusive look at a very complex field through effective and engaging material that has been classroom-tested for more than thirty years.

Now in the Eleventh Edition?? you??ll find crucial updates relating to crime definitions and DSM-5 categories?? as well as the most current statistics and recently proposed models and theories. Numerous topics ? such as intimate partner violence?? juvenile sex offending?? terrorist recruitment?? elderly abuse?? and sexual burglary ? now receive more extensive coverage than ever before.