Evolutionary forensic psychology Darwinian foundations of crime and law
The field of forensic psychology explores the intersection of psychology and the law. The purpose of this book is to examine topics in the field using the powerful, multidisciplinary, conceptually integrated approach that the natural sciences have embraced for decades with great success. Darwin...
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798209006719 |
Table of Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Part One: Introduction and Overview; 1 Evolutionary Forensic Psychology; 2 The Promise of Evolutionary Psychology for Criminology: The Examples of Gender and Age; Part Two: Adaptation and Violent Crimes; 3 The Origins of Homicide; 4 Intimate Partner Violence; Part Three: Adaptation and Sex Crimes; 5 The Evolutionary Psychology of Sexual Harassment; 6 Evolutionary Psychological Perspectives on Rape; 7 The World's Oldest Profession: Evolutionary Insights into Prostitution; Part Four: Adaptation and the Production of Criminal Behavior
- 8 Risk-Taking, Antisocial Behavior, and Life Histories9 Theft; 10 In Cold Blood: The Evolution of Psychopathy; Part Five: Victims of Crime; 11 Victim Adaptations; 12 The Evolution of a Sense of Justice; Part Six: Applications and Future Directions; 13 Reducing Crime Evolutionarily; 14 Did the Victim Deserve to Die? Darwin Goes to Court; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
