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Crime And Human Nature
''Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime'' is a 1985 book about the causes of crime by the political scientist James Q. Wilson and the psychologist Richard Herrnstein. Summary Wilson and Herrnstein present and critique almost all major theories of the etiology of crime, with the notable exception of critical theory. The book is especially critical of mainstream sociological theories of crime. They also argue that crime primarily results from intrinsic aspects of human nature, rather than from psychological or environmental factors, and that biology and genetics play an important role in the causation of crime. Reception Writing in ''The New York Times'', the social scientist John Kaplan wrote in his review of ''Crime and Human Nature'' that "there is no doubt that this is an important book and will be the starting place for discussions of the subject for years to come." In a more mixed review of the book, Susan Jaco wrote that "The authors' point of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Q
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John Monahan (law Professor)
John Monahan holds the John S. Shannon Professorship in Law, and joined the University of Virginia Law School faculty in 1980. He originally trained as a psychologist. Monahan has led two large projects in mental health law, supported by the MacArthur Foundation. Monahan has written 15 books and more than 200 articles and chapters. The book ''Social Science in Law'' is entering its seventh edition. Two other books have won Awards from the American Psychiatric Association: ''The Clinical Prediction of Violent Behavior'' published in 1982 and ''Rethinking Risk Assessment'' (2002). Monahan's research has been frequently cited by the law courts. Books *''Coercive Treatment in Psychiatry: Clinical, Legal and Ethical Aspects'', (editor with Thomas W. Kallert and Juan E. Mezzich) (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011). *''Social Science in Law: Cases and Materials'', (with Laurens Walker) (Foundation Press, 7th ed. 2010). *''An Introduction to Social Science in Law'', (with Laurens Walker) (Foundation P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Books
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Books By Richard Herrnstein
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arrangement is ''codex'' (plural, ''codices''). In the history of hand-held physical supports for extended written compositions or records, the codex replaces its predecessor, the scroll. A single sheet in a codex is a leaf and each side of a leaf is a page. As an intellectual object, a book is prototypically a composition of such great length that it takes a considerable investment of time to compose and still considered as an investment of time to read. In a restricted sense, a book is a self-sufficient section or part of a longer composition, a usage reflecting that, in antiquity, long works had to be written on several scrolls and each scroll had to be identified by the book it contained. Each part of Aristotle's '' Physics'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
