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.
9780123979377
2015487608
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.