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.