SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY-CRIME
TEXTS
"Criminal Behavior : A Phychosocial
Approach"
Curt R. Bartol
(19??)
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Bartol (one of the fields leading researchers) takes
us into an intense analysis of the criminal mind. His psychosocial
approach is somewhat unique among these types of texts. However,
this sociological approaches to criminality should recieve consideration
whenever someone is investigating criminal/deviant behaviour.
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Social Psychology (8th ed)
Baron & Bryne
(1997)
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A MIKE'S TOP PICK!
From experience as a psychology undergrad
I can tell you that forensic psychology courses and texts are few
and far between. One of my social psychology
courses used Baron and Bryne's text. I was happy to see that it had
an applied social psychology chapter that covered
forensic psychology (pages 475 - 498). For those interested
in developing a scientific background in criminal
personality's the chapter on aggression (Ch 11, 391-431) may be
of particular interest.
No Substitute for Madness
Ron Jones
(1977)
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A MIKE'S TOP PICK!
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This has little to do with forensics. I added
it because it is quite possibly one of the most disturbing things I have
ever read. It is about how a college teachers attempt to show how
easily people could be made to conform (i.e. like in nazi germany).
The demonstration went wrong. A far too real account that shows just
how easy people can be manipulated.
The Shadow Line: Deviance
and Crime in Canada
Ian McDermid Gomme
(1998)
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A MIKE'S TOP PICK!
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A thorough introduction towards crime and deviance.
Both social and individual theory's behind crime and deviance are investigated
(i.e. Functionalism, Social Control Theory, Symbolic Interactions, Conflict
Theory), with a particular focus on the social components. Murder,
Sexual Assault, Prostitution, Drug Abuse, Organized Crime, Business Crime,
and Mental Illness are all investigated comprehensively. This book
has often been used in introductory sociology/criminology/psychology courses.
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