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Durrant, Russil,

Evolutionary criminology: towards a comprehensive explanation of crime. / Russil Durrant, Tony Ward. - xv, 331 p. : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (page 281-324) and index.

Contents: Criminology and evolutionary theory -- The evolutionary framework: Evolutionary theory and human evolution -- Evolutionary behavioral science -- Levels of analysis and explanations in criminology -- Explaining crime: The evolution of altruism, cooperation, and punishment -- Distal explanations: adaptations and phylogeny -- Development -- Proximate explanations: individuals, situations, and social processes -- Social-structural and cultural explanations -- Responding to crime: Punishment, public policy, and prevention -- The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders -- Looking forward from the perspective of the past --

This study explores how evolutionary biology adds to our understanding of why crime is committed, by whom, and our response to norm violations.--From publisher description.

ISBN: 9780123979377

LCCN: 2015487608

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Criminal anthropology.
Criminology.
Human evolution.
Criminal behavior--Genetic aspects.
Evolution (Biology) and the social sciences.
Criminal anthropology.
Criminal behavior--Genetic aspects.
Criminology.
Evolution (Biology) and the social sciences.
Human evolution.

LC Class. No.: HV6035.D87

Dewey Class. No.: 364.2