NCJ Number
7714
Editor(s)
D TOMPKINS
Date Published
1963
Length
268 pages
Annotation
A LIST OF PUBLICATIONS ON DIFFERENT CLASSES OF OFFENDERS, THE FACTORS WHICH LED THEM TO CRIME, AND THE VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR STUDYING THEIR BEHAVIOR.
Abstract
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY SUPPLEMENTS THE CULVER BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1932-1937 AND COVERS THE NEXT 25 YEARS. HAS INFORMATION DRAWN FROM THE FIELDS OF PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, MEDICINE, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WELFARE, AND CRIMINOLOGY. THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF OFFENDERS ARE INCLUDED: ARSONISTS, GAMBLERS, EMBEZZLERS, GANG MEMBERS, FEMALE OFFENDERS, STATUS OFFENDERS, AND ROBBERS. CAUSAL FACTORS EXAMINED ARE FAMILY, ECONOMICS, DRUGS, COMMUNITY, HEREDITY, INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT, MEDIA, INTELLIGENCE, AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. THE PRISONER, PROBATIONER, AND PAROLEE ARE ALSO INCLUDED. AN INDEX IS PROVIDED.