Criminal Behavior - 2nd Edition

Taylor & Francis

Criminal Behavior explores crime as a developmental process from birth through early adulthood. It further examines the role that legal, political, and criminal justice systems play in the development of criminal behavior. Criminal Behavior:\n--takes into account biological, genetic, developmental, familial, social, educational, cultural, political, and economic factors correlated with crime; \n--references actual cases and events to serve as examples of the principles introduced; \n--critically examines the roles of the criminal and juvenile justice systems and methods of punishment in the development of and response to criminal behavior; \n--explores the effects of crime on victims and looks at correlations between crimes and victim characteristics and behaviors; \n--examines the role of childhood and adolescent behavioral and mental health disorders in the development of criminal behavior; and \n--investigates the differences between criminals and the rest of society, and the diff.