In Their Own Words: Criminals on Crime: An Anthology

by Michael L. Birzer

Book Overview

Understanding the "criminal mind" (tactics, motives, psychology) is essential to the effective control and prevention of crime. Yet few undergraduates ever encounter a "real" criminal during their studies. How can students be expected to develop proper measures for the prevention of crime without first understanding the person behind the crime?

Bridging this gap, In Their Own Words: Criminals on Crime, Fifth Edition, provides students with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195383192
• ISBN13: 9780195383195
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 419 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.1" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

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In working with offenders it is crucial to know where their mind is at; to help them address the faulty thinking. I like how the book did that with research on different offenses. It help streched my thinking and I am grateful.