Criminal: The Truth about Why People Do Bad Things

by Tom Gash

There are two myths about crime. In one, the criminal act is a selfish choice, and tough punishment the only solution. In the other, the system is at fault, and perpetrators will change only when society reforms. Both these narratives are wrong.

Interweaving conversations and stories of crime with findings from the latest research, Tom Gash dispels the myths that inform our views of crime, from the widespread misconception that poverty causes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241960436
• ISBN13: 9780241960431
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.8"