Key Contested Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice : A Biopsychosocial Perspective (Paperback)

Section 1: Philosophical Issues? 1. Philosophy in Criminology/Criminal Justice? 2. Ideology and Criminology? 3. Human Nature and Criminology? 4. The Issue of Free Will Versus Determinism? Section 2: Biopsychosocial Issues? 5. Integrating the Natural Sciences with Criminology? 6. Behavioral and Molecular Genetics? 7. The Human Brain? 8. Childhood Maltreatment and Brain Development? 9. Rationality or Emotion: Which One Drives the Bus?? Section 3: Issues of Crime Causation? 10. Social Learning v. Social and Self-Control Theories? 11. Radical/Critical Idealism Versus Orthodox Realism? 12. What is Intelligence and How is it Related to Crime?? 13. Issues Related to Socioeconomic Status, Poverty, and Crime? 14. Religion: Barrier or Bridge to Antisocial Behavior?? Section 4: Issues in Criminal Justice? 15. Abolish the Police: Why or Why Not? 16. Issues in Criminal Punishment? 17. Issues in Criminal Sentencing? 18. The Death Penalty Issue