Introducing various forms of offending behaviour, this book outlines the behaviours involved and describes the psychological research regarding these behaviours, and introduces the law, policies and practices in place to prevent, treat or punish such behaviour.

This book provides an authoritative and highly readable text on various forms of offending behaviour. It outlines the behaviours involved, describes the psychological research regarding these behaviours, and introduces the law, policies and practices in place to prevent, treat or punish such behaviour.This book: gives an overview of psychological theories relating to criminal and anti-social behaviour; considers the role of society in producing crime and in deciding what is a crime in the first place; and, applies psychological theories in relation to key topic areas and types of offence.

1 Why do people offend? Psychological and sociological explanations
2 Fear of crime
3 Aggression and violence
4 Sex offenders: patterns of offending and modes Of treatment
5 Pathways into crime: explanations and responses to youth crime
6 Substance misuse: explanations and interventions (with thanks to Aaron Pycroft)
7 Date rape and drugs
8 Stalkers and celebrities
9 Mental disorder and mentally disordered offending: criminalised by diagnosis?
10 The criminal mind
11 Can prison ever work?'
References
Index.