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: takes into
account biological, genetic, developmental, familial, social,
educational, cultural, political, and economic factors correlated
with crime; references actual cases and events to serve as examples
of the principles introduced; critically examines the roles of the
criminal and juvenile justice systems and methods of punishment in
the development of and response to criminal behavior; explores the
effects of crime on victims and looks at correlations between
crimes and victim characteristics and behaviors; examines the role
of childhood and adolescent behavioral and mental health disorders
in the development of criminal behavior; and investigates the
differences between criminals and the rest of society, and the
differences and similarities between and among criminals.
Chock-full of personal anecdotes, this engaging text is unique in
that it combines the experience of Doug Bernstein, a clinical
psychologist and a successful textbook author, and Elaine Cassel, a
practicing attorney who regularly teaches psychology and law.
Organized around five dimensions related to the causes,
characteristics, and consequences of crime, the book summarizes the
programs that research suggest offer the best hope for doing a
better job of dealing with crime in the 21st century. The authors
argue that prevention is the key to dealing with crime, and present
comprehensive suggestions for crime prevention. The new edition
features the latest criminal statistics available, as well as the
most current research on the causes and correlations of crime and
violence. Other highlights include: discussion of the latest
brain-imaging research in psychopathy - how psychopaths' brains are
different from "normal" brains; the latest on gang activities and
how their venues have migrated to suburban and rural areas;
terrorism and its roots; Internet crimes, especially sexual
predator crimes; the latest research on how media violence,
especially violent interactive video games, contributes to criminal
behavior; the examination of drug and mental health courts as
alternatives to punishment; and recent Supreme Court rulings
eliminating the death penalty for juveniles and the mentally
retarded. Intended as a textbook for upper-level courses on
criminal behavior, psychology and law, and developmental
psychopathology taught in departments of psychology, criminology,
criminal justice, law, and sociology and/or criminal justice
training academies.
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