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The criminal brain : understanding biological theories of crime / Nicole Rafter.

By: Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2008.Description: xiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780814776131 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 0814776132 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 9780814776148 (pb : alk. paper)
  • 0814776140 (pb : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.2/4 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6047 .R334 2008
Online resources:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HV6047 .R334 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001067627

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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