| Title |
The criminal brain : understanding biological theories of crime / Nicole Rafter. |
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| Publication Info. |
New York : New York University Press, [2008] |
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©2008 |
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| University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location
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364.24 R139C |
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| Description |
xiv, 317 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : crime, history, science -- Biological theories in the 19th-century -- Moral insanity and the origins of criminology -- Phrenology : the abnormal brain -- Criminal anthropology : the atavistic brain -- Evolutionary theories : the degenerate brain -- Stupidity theories : the backward brain -- Constitutional theory : bodytypes and criminality -- Criminology's darkest hour : biocriminology in Nazi Germany -- Contemporary biocriminology -- A criminology for the 21st century. |
| Subject |
Criminal behavior -- Genetic aspects.
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Criminal anthropology.
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Criminal anthropology -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780814776131 cloth alkaline paper |
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0814776132 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780814776148 pb alkaline paper |
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0814776140 pb alkaline paper |
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