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CRIME - CAUSES AND TREATMENT

NCJ Number
26788
Author(s)
D Marquand
Date Published
1974
Length
63 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOKLET DESCRIBES GENERAL THEORIES OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, SHOWS HOW THESE THEORIES OPERATE IN PRACTICE, AND SUMMARIZES PRISON STUDIES DESIGNED TO TEST THE VALIDITY OF THESE THEORIES.
Abstract
AMONG THE CRIME CAUSE THEORIES DISCUSSED ARE PSYCHOPATHIC THEORIES, ENVIRONMENTAL THEORIES, AND CONTRA-CULTURAL AND SUB-CULTURAL THEORIES. THEORIES INVOLVED IN THE PREDICTION OF CRIME AND IN PUNISHMENT AND DETERRENCE ARE DISCUSSED AS WELL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)

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