Bibliograph

The search for the causes of crime, a history of theory in criminology, Michael Dow Burkhead ; foreword by Michael Braswell

Type

Label

The search for the causes of crime, a history of theory in criminology, Michael Dow Burkhead ; foreword by Michael Braswell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-264) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The search for the causes of crime

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

61499955

Responsibility statement

Michael Dow Burkhead ; foreword by Michael Braswell

Sub title

a history of theory in criminology

Table Of Contents

Setting the stage -- Schools of criminology -- Correlates of crime : age, gender, race, and IQ -- The history of biology and crime -- Heritability -- Evolution and crime -- Broken brains and other neurological factors -- Psychopathy -- Learning theory and crime -- The history of sociology and crime -- A sampling of theories -- Lessons from the history of criminology

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