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Understanding psychology and crime: Perspectives on Theory and Action
Author(s): . Mcguire (Author)
- Publisher: Open University Press
- Publication Date: 1 Sept. 2004
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 0335211194
- ISBN-13: 9780335211197
Book Description
This highly readable book discusses the complex relationships between psychology, criminology and criminal justice. Challenging the assumptions of those who object to the use of psychology within criminology, this book shows how a methodical approach to the study of criminal behaviour can generate both systematic findings and practical solutions to problems.
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About the Author
James McGuire is Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has worked with offenders in a variety of settings and conducted research in prisons, probation, youth justice, and mental health services, and has been involved in an advisory capacity to criminal justice agencies in a number of countries.
