Evolutionary Criminology - 9780123979377

Evolutionary CriminologyTowards a Comprehensive Explanation of Crime\nAuthor(s): Russil Durrant, Tony Ward\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780123979377, 978-0123979377\nSynopsis\nIn our attempts to understand crime, researchers typically focus on proximate factors such as the psychology of offenders, their developmental history, and the social structure in which they are embedded. While these factors are important, they don't tell the whole story. Evolutionary Criminology: Towards a Comprehensive Explanation of Crime explores how evolutionary biology adds to our understanding of why crime is committed, by whom, and our response to norm violations. This understanding is important both for a better understanding of what precipitates crime and to guide approaches for effectively managing criminal behavior.\n\n This book is divided into three parts. Part I reviews evolutionary biology concepts imp.