Understanding Psychology and Crime by James Mcguire

Understanding Psychology and Crime by James Mcguire

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Discusses the complex relationships between psychology, criminology and criminal justice. This book challenges the assumptions of those who object to the use of psychology within criminology and shows how a methodical approach to the study of criminal behaviour can generate both systematic findings and practical solutions to problems.

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Understanding Psychology and Crime by James Mcguire

Discusses the complex relationships between psychology, criminology and criminal justice. This book challenges the assumptions of those who object to the use of psychology within criminology and shows how a methodical approach to the study of criminal behaviour can generate both systematic findings and practical solutions to problems.
James McGuire is Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has worked with offenders in a variety of settings and conducted research in prisons, probation, youth justice, and mental health services, and has been involved in an advisory capacity to criminal justice agencies in a number of countries.
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ISBN 13 9780335211197
ISBN 10 0335211194
Title Understanding Psychology and Crime
Author James Mcguire
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Open University Press
Year published 2004-09-16
Number of pages 296
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