Drug Abuse and Antisocial Behavior - A Biosocial Life Course Approach (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book is rooted in the conviction that human biology plays a critical role in understanding drug abuse and antisocial behavior. In the same breath, however, it fundamentally affirms the importance of the many social and environmental factors that influence our behavior across the life course. The study begins with an overview of the scope of the problem of drug abuse and crime, and an examination of how these problems often feed into one another. Building upon that foundation, the focus shifts to a review of cutting-edge research on the genetics and neurobiology of addiction and antisocial behavior across the developmental periods of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. An exploration of the implications of a biosocial life course approach in terms of drug abuse prevention, and an examination of what lies ahead for drug abuse and criminological research conclude this detailed and timely book. Policy makers, practitioners and scholars of criminology and sociology will find this of particular interest.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave's Frontiers in Criminology Theory
Release date:	May 2017
First published:	2016
Authors:	Christopher P Salas-Wright • Michael G. Vaughn • Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	219
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-55816-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Criminal or forensic psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Causes & prevention of crime Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > Drug addiction & substance abuse
LSN:	1-137-55816-4
Barcode:	9781137558169

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