Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach (Eleventh Edition)

Building on a tradition of excellence, Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approachis accurate, well-researched, contemporary, and comprehensive. It offers a detailed look at crime, what may lead to it, and how criminal behavior may be prevented — all from a psychological perspective. With a focus on serious crimes, particularly those involving violence, this text offers an all-inclusive look at a very complex field through effective and engaging material that has been classroom-tested for more than thirty years.

Now in the Eleventh Edition, you’ll find crucial updates relating to crime definitions and DSM-5 categories, as well as the most current statistics and recently proposed models and theories. Numerous topics — such as intimate partner violence, juvenile sex offending, terrorist recruitment, elderly abuse, and sexual burglary — now receive more extensive coverage than ever before.

In addition to individual published articles in journals and encyclopedias, the Bartols have collaborated on and co-authored five books through multiple editions—with each subsequent edition carefully updated to reflect changes in data, research findings, theories, and law. BesidesCriminal Behaviorin its Eleventh Edition, they have written:Juvenile Delinquency(Third Edition, 2009);Psychology and Law(Third Edition, 2015);Introduction to Forensic Psychology(Fourth Edition, 2015); andCriminal and Behavioral Profiling(First Edition, 2013). They also have co-edited a book of readings,Current Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Behavior(Fourth Edition, 2016)