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  • Criminal Circumstance

    A Dynamic Multi-Contextual Criminal Opportunity Theory

    by Pamela Wilcox, Kenneth Land, Scott A. Hunt ...
    Series series New Lines in Criminology Series
    The main objective of this book is to propose an alternative criminal opportunity theory. The authors build upon social control and routine activities to develop a dynamic, multi-contextual criminal opportunity theory. Emphasizing the importance of contextual explanations of criminal acts, they propose two levels of analysis: individual and environmental. At each level, the theory pivots on three ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • Theories in Social Psychology

    Edited by Derek Chadee ...
    Theories in Social Psychology is an edited volume that identifies and discusses in-depth the important theoretical perspectives and theories that underlie the discipline of social psychology.The only current book focusing specifically on the theories within social psychologyBrings together a range of distinguished scholars in the field of social psychology – including Bertram F. Malle, Paul R. ... Read more

    $106.00 USD

  • Critical Suicidology

    Transforming Suicide Research and Prevention for the 21st Century

    Edited by Jennifer White, Ian Marsh, Michael J. Kral, Jonathan Morris ...
    Globally, suicides account for a significant number of premature deaths every year. Traditional approaches to suicide research and prevention are not working for everyone, but why is this? And what can be done about it?In Critical Suicidology, a team of international scholars, practitioners, and people directly affected by suicide argue that the field of suicidology has become too focused on the ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Rehabilitation

    by Tony Ward, Shadd Maruna ...
    Series series Key Ideas in Criminology
    Over the last two decades, empirical evidence has increasingly supported the view that it is possible to reduce re-offending rates by rehabilitating offenders rather than simply punishing them. In fact, the pendulum’s swing back from a pure punishment model to a rehabilitation model is arguably one of the most significant events in modern correctional policy. This comprehensive review argues that ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Explorations in Giftedness

    by Robert J. Sternberg, Linda Jarvin, Elena L. Grigorenko ...
    This book is a scholarly overview of the modern concepts, definitions, and theories of intellectual giftedness, and of past and current developments in the field of gifted education. The authors consider, in some detail, the roles of intelligence, creativity, and wisdom in giftedness and the interaction between culture and giftedness, as well as how giftedness can be understood in terms of a ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Handbook of Complementary Methods in Education Research

    Edited by Judith L. Green, Gregory Camilli, Patricia B. Elmore, Judith Green, Patricia Elmore ...
    Published for the American Educational Research Association by Routledge.The Handbook of Complementary Methods in Education Research is a successor volume to AERA's earlier and highly acclaimed editions of Complementary Methods for Research in Education. More than any book to date (including its predecessors), this new volume brings together the wide range of research methods used to study ... Read more

    $199.99 USD

  • Desistance from Sex Offending

    Alternatives to Throwing Away the Keys

    by D. Richard Laws, PhD, Tony Ward, PhD ...
    This book offers a fresh perspective on treating a population that is often demonized by policymakers, the public, and even clinicians. The authors argue that most sex offenders are "people like us," with the potential to lead meaningful, law-abiding lives—if given a chance and appropriate support. They describe an empirically and theoretically grounded rehabilitation approach, the Good Lives ... Read more

    $51.29 USD

  • Crime and the Life Course

    by Michael L. Benson ...
    Series series Criminology and Justice Studies
    In recent years, the lifecourse perspective has become a popular theoretical orientation toward crime. Yet despite its growing importance in the field of criminology, most textbooks give it only cursory treatment. Crime and the Lifecourse: An Introduction by Michael L. Benson provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research and theory on the life-course approach to crime. The book ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Life-Course Criminology

    by Christoffer Carlsson, Jerzy Sarnecki ...
    Most people engage in crime at some point in their lives, but why does almost everybody stop soon after? And, why do a small number of offenders persist in crime? These two questions constitute the core of the field often known as life-course criminology.This book provides a comprehensive introduction to life-course criminology. It covers the dominant theories and methodologies in the field and ... Read more

    $69.29 USD

  • Effective Early Childhood Education

    Cross-Cultural Perspectives

    by Lotty Eldering ...
    Series series Studies in Education and Culture
    This work examines international strategies of early education and literacy for disadvantaged children, from a cross-cultural perspective. It brings together theoretical insights, the results of empirical research, and experiences with early educational intervention programmes. ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Attitudes and Attitude Change

    Edited by William D. Crano, Radmila Prislin ...
    Series series Frontiers of Social Psychology
    This volume assembles a distinguished group of international scholars whose chapters on classic and emerging issues in research on attitudes provide an excellent introduction for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The book’s chapters cover all of the most critical features of attitude measurement, attitude development, and attitude change. Implicit and explicit approaches to ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Affect and Cognition in Criminal Decision Making

    Edited by Jean-Louis van Gelder, Henk Elffers, Danielle Reynald, Daniel Nagin ...
    Series series Crime Science Series
    Research and theorizing on criminal decision making has not kept pace with recent developments in other fields of human decision making. Whereas criminal decision making theory is still largely dominated by cognitive approaches such as rational choice-based models, psychologists, behavioral economists and neuroscientists have found affect (i.e., emotions, moods) and visceral factors such as sexual ... Read more

    $76.99 USD