Evolutionary criminology towards a comprehensive explanation of crime / Russil Durrant, Tony Ward.
| Author/creator | Durrant, Russil |
| Other author | Ward, Tony, 1954 March 17- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam : Academic Press, Elsevier, [2015]. |
| Description | xv, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Psychology 2015 [EBCP15] |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Criminology and evolutionary theory -- Evolutionary theory and human evolution -- Evolutionary behavioral science -- Levels of analysis and explanations in criminology -- The evolution of altruism, cooperation, and punishment -- Distal explanations : adaptations and phylogeny -- Development -- Proximate explanations : individuals, situations, and social processes -- Social-structural and cultural explanations -- Punishment, public policy, and prevention -- The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders -- Looking forward from the perspective of the past. |
| Abstract | This study explores how evolutionary biology adds to our understanding of why crime is committed, by whom, and our response to norm violations.--From publisher description. |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references (page 281-324) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015487608 2015932022 |
| ISBN | 0123979374 |
| ISBN | 9780123979377 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |