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xv, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 281-324) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
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Criminal anthropology.
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Criminology.
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Human evolution.
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Criminal behavior -- Genetic aspects.
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Evolution (Biology) and the social sciences.
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Criminal anthropology. (OCoLC)fst00883160
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Criminal behavior -- Genetic aspects.
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Criminology. (OCoLC)fst00883566
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Evolution (Biology) and the social sciences. (OCoLC)fst01746054
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Human evolution. (OCoLC)fst00963030
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| Added Author |
Ward, Tony, 1954 March 17- author.
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| ISBN |
0123979374 |
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9780123979377 |
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