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008			110908s2012 ilu b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780398087159
041			_aeng
050	0	0	_aHV6080 _b.M55 2012
100	1		_aMiller, Laurence,
245	1	0	_aCriminal Psychology : _bnature, nurture, culture : a textbook and practical reference guide for students and working professionals in the fields of law enforcement, criminal justice, mental health, and forensic psychology / _cby Laurence Miller.
260			_aSpringfield, Ill. : _bCharles C. Thomas, _cc2012.
300			_axiv, 784 p. ; 27 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 589-764) and index.
520			_a"Criminal psychology is the application of the principles of normal and abnormal psychology to the understanding, prediction, and control of criminal behavior. 'Criminal Psychology: Nature, Nurture, Culture' provides an in-depth yet readable introduction to the foundations of criminal psychology as it is understood and practiced from the classroom to the courtroom. The book is organized into five sections.Part I - The Nature and Origins of Criminal Behavior; Part II - Personality, Psychopathology and Crime; Part III - The Homicides; Part IV - Sex Crimes and Family Crimes; Part V - Other Crimes and Punishments." -- back cover
650		0	_aCriminal psychology.
650		0	_aCriminal psychology _xTextbooks
650		0	_aCriminal psychology _zUnited States.
999			_c2808 _d2808