Psychosocial Criminology

ISBN: 9781412900782 出版年：2007 页码：216 Gadd, David Jefferson, Tony SAGE Publications Ltd

The book critiques existing psychological and sociological theories before outlining a more adequate understanding of the criminal offender. It sheds new light on a series of crimes鈥攔ape, serial murder, racial harassment, 'jack-rolling' (mugging of drunks), domestic violence鈥攁nd contemporary criminological issues such as fear of crime, cognitive-behavioral interventions and restorative justice. Authors David Gadd and Tony Jefferson bring together theories about identity, subjectivity, and gender to provide the first comprehensive account of their psychoanalytically inspired approach. For each topic, the theoretical perspective is supported by individual case studies, which are designed to facilitate the understanding of theory and to demonstrate its application to a variety of criminological topics.