Due to the extensive changes in family structure such as the increase of single parent families, a high divorce rate, and the decline of the extended family, support systems for young children are in decline.
This comprehensive, four-volume reference set on the subject of criminal psychology includes contributions from top scholars and practitioners in the field, explaining new and emerging theory and research in the study of the criminal mind and criminal behavior.
Producto de varias investigaciones realizadas en Colombia, este libro presenta en cuatro capítulos elementos de aplicación de la psicología que permiten comprender patrones criminales y análisis de la huella conductual en delitos como homicidios seriales, muertes violentas y ataques con agentes químicos.
In einer Welt, die von Gewohnheiten und vorgefertigten Denkmustern geprägt ist, wagt ›Die Erfindung einer anderen Welt‹ einen mutigen Schritt hinaus in das Unbekannte.
This book taps neuroscience and neuropsychology to provide hard facts about brain conditions and the behavior that emerges from powerful brain chemistry-a fascinating read for adolescents, parents, and teachers alike.
This book taps neuroscience and neuropsychology to provide hard facts about brain conditions and the behavior that emerges from powerful brain chemistry-a fascinating read for adolescents, parents, and teachers alike.
Producto de varias investigaciones realizadas en Colombia, este libro presenta en cuatro capítulos elementos de aplicación de la psicología que permiten comprender patrones criminales y análisis de la huella conductual en delitos como homicidios seriales, muertes violentas y ataques con agentes químicos.
The new edition of this popular, evidence-based guide compiles and reviews all the latest knowledge on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood maltreatment - including neglect and physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional abuse.
The new edition of this popular, evidence-based guide compiles and reviews all the latest knowledge on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood maltreatment - including neglect and physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional abuse.
Geiselnahmen und erpresserischer Menschenraub, Amok, größere Menschenansammlungen bei Demonstrationen in Fußballstadien, Vernehmungssituationen, aber auch der unmittelbare Kontakt mit dem Bürger sind Themen, die im Mittelpunkt polizeipsychologischer Arbeit stehen.
Die Hirnforschung, genauer gesagt die Neurobiologie, hat in den letzten Jahren die Behauptung aufgestellt, dass der Geist nichts anderes sei als das Gehirn.
Kriminalprognostische Einschätzungen haben zum Ziel, zukünftige Risiken fremdschädigender Verhaltensweisen zu beurteilen und daraus entsprechende Präventivmaßnahmen zu entwickeln.
Das ForTiS ist ein forensisches Therapieprogramm für junge Straftäter, die adoleszenztypische Delikte insbesondere im Bereich Vermögen, Gewalt oder Verkehr begangen haben.
Deviantes Verkehrsverhalten, also schwerwiegende Verkehrsverstöße sowie mehrmaliges regelverletzendes Verhalten im Straßenverkehr, gefährdet neben dem eigenen Leben vor allem jenes unschuldiger Verkehrsteilnehmer.
Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress, Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838.
Muchos años después del advenimiento de las democracias en nuestros países de América Latina y el Caribe, y ya sin gobiernos militares, continúan habiendo masacres, violaciones masivas de derechos humanos en el corazón mismo de los sistemas de justicia penal, cuya función es, paradójicamente, hacer justicia.
El mal ha sido un compañero obligado desde los tiempos que llamamos "primitivos" (palabra de la que los seres humanos disfrutamos al utilizarla porque nos permite definirnos como "modernos" o "civilizados" sin haber tenido que realizar un gran esfuerzo para obtener esa clasificación).
Este es, sin lugar a dudas, un libro fascinante y de fácil lectura, que nos llevará por lugares misteriosos y cambiará nuestra visión acerca del mundo de las drogas y las adicciones.
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Each year, about 33 percent of all women and 3 percent of all men murdered in the United States, are killed by a so-called intimate, a spouse, partner, or lover.
From time to time, into the news burst accounts of regular people who commit crimes that seem totally out of character according to those who know them well.
This collection brings together international contributors from multiple disciplines to discuss the current public, social and governmental understandings and responses to sexual violence.
This book provides valuable information and recommendations for current and future officers and correctional system employees, introducing them to civil liability and federal law, as well as recommending strategies that can be taken to minimize risks.
This book provides valuable information and recommendations for current and future officers and correctional system employees, introducing them to civil liability and federal law, as well as recommending strategies that can be taken to minimize risks.
"Cuadernos de Psicología Criminal y Forense" está concebido desde la perspectiva multidisciplinar del conjunto de Operadores Jurídicos que intervienen en las Salas de Justicia.
Police Administration, 11th Edition, is a best-selling textbook that examines police administration from multiple perspectives: a systems perspective (emphasizing the interrelatedness among units and organizations); a traditional, structural perspective (administrative principles, management functions, and the importance of written guidelines); a human behavioral perspective (the human element in organizations); and a strategic management perspective (communications and information systems, performance evaluation, strategies and tactics, and prevailing and promising approaches to increasing effectiveness of police agencies).
Exploring a specific type of sexual violence committed by a specific type of sexual offender, namely adult male on adult female stranger sexual violence, this book provides readers with an enhanced understanding of both the offences being committed and the offenders who commit them.
Police Administration, 11th Edition, is a best-selling textbook that examines police administration from multiple perspectives: a systems perspective (emphasizing the interrelatedness among units and organizations); a traditional, structural perspective (administrative principles, management functions, and the importance of written guidelines); a human behavioral perspective (the human element in organizations); and a strategic management perspective (communications and information systems, performance evaluation, strategies and tactics, and prevailing and promising approaches to increasing effectiveness of police agencies).
