Crime and human nature
By: James Q. Wilson and Richard J. Herrnstein.
Contributors: Herrnstein, Richard J.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1985
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 639
Subjects: Criminal anthropology; Criminal behavior, Prediction of; Criminology
Notes: Bibliography: p. 559-612.
Includes index.

CONTENTS:

[Pt.] I. Explaining crime. Crime and its explanation ; A theory of criminal behavior -- [Pt.] II. Constitutional factors. Constitutional factors in criminal behavior ; Gender ; Age ; Intelligence ; Personality and psychopathology -- [Pt.] III. Developmental factors. Families ; Broken and abusive families ; School -- [Pt.] IV. Social context. Community ; Labor markets ; Television and mass media ; Alcohol and heroin ; Altering the social context -- [Pt.] V. History and culture. Historical trends in crime ; Crime across cultures ; Race and crime -- [Pt.] VI. Crime, human nature, and society. Punishment and personal responsibility ; Human nature and political order.
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