This book on criminal psychology deals with different psychological perspectives of criminal behaviour. This book is refreshing and a contemporary contribution to the field of criminal psychology and focuses on the most interesting domains and developments in the field. The book discusses the appropriate psychological foundations of criminology and the necessary multi- disciplinary nature of the criminal behaviour.
Contents: 1. Introduction to criminal psychology. 2. Criminology – social psychology foundations. 3. Psychopathology and crime. 4. Psychological assessment and criminal profiling. 5. Community and crime prevention. 6. Controlling crime in youth. 7. Mass media and crime. 8. Moral psychology of criminal behaviour. Summing up. References. Index.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Navin Kumar
Dr. Navin Kumar is a geographer with brilliant academic record, born (1964) in Govindpur Diara village of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. He obtained his M.A. in Geography with first class first 1988, M.A. in English (1990), M.A. in Education (1991), Ph.D. (1992) from T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar and D.Litt. (1999) from Veer Kunwar Singh University Ara, Bihar. Dr. Kumar contributed about two dozen of standard research papers in different geographical and other social science journals. Attended several Seminars, Congress, institutes etc. and Presented papers there. He has successfully guided two research scholars, Master Dissertation research project. One book entitled “Ecology and Geography of Crime†is already published from Radha Publications, New Delhi. Dr. Kumar is also life member of several professional bodies. In 2002 Dr. Kumar is appointed a member of Research Board of Advisors by American Biographical Institute. Dr. Kumar does not accept Geography to be a generalist, holistic subject for pedagogic treatment but tries to see a reinvention of it. He has developed interest in the field of cartography, Population geography, Social and Urban Geography. At Present Dr. Kumar is a lecturer, P.G. Deptt. of Geography, H.D. Jain Colelge, Ara, Bihar, India.
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