The Causes and Cures of Criminality

Abstract

(from the jacket) "The Causes and Cures of Criminality" provides detailed information about the theoretical and practical aspects of psychology relevant to the prevention of crime and the treatment of criminals. Stressing the importance of factual, empirical, and, when possible, experimental evidence, Eysenck and Gudjonsson discuss the existence and nature of the crime-prone personality, the relative influence of genetic and environmental factors on criminality, and the ways in which different types of punishment determine the future conduct of criminals. (jacket) This book is an important timely resource for personality and social psychologists, clinical psychologists, and criminologists. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (jacket)