Cassel, Elaine

Criminal behavior / Elaine Cassel, Douglas A. Bernstein - 2nd ed. - Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2007 - xiii, 386 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

What is crime? -- The criminal justice system -- The juvenile justice system -- Biological roots of crime -- Psychological roots of crime -- Social and environmental roots of crime -- The development of crime from early childhood to adolescence -- The development of crime from adolescence to adulthood -- Mental disorders and crime -- Violent crimes -- Economic and property crimes -- Victims of crime -- The punishment of crime, and the crime of punishment -- The future of crime.

0805848924 (cloth : alk. paper) Rm 269.10 9780805848922


Criminal behavior--United States
Criminal psychology--United States
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States
Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States