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- Presents Walters's fourth evolution of lifestyle theory, introducing the concept of criminal thought content to advance our understanding criminal behaviour
- Offers sociologists and psychologists an alternative to traditional views on crime and offenders
- Includes relevant guidance for clinical and correctional psychologists, social workers, probation and parole officers, and court workers
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Palgrave's Frontiers in Criminology Theory (FCRT)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Another unique aspect of this work is that it places lifestyle theory within a larger scientific framework, namely, nonlinear dynamical systems theory or chaos. Seven principles from chaos theory are used to explain relationships and processes central to lifestyle theory and Walters uses this to draw conclusions on what affects criminal decision-making and desistance from crime. Highly original and innovative in scope, this book will be useful to practitioners and scholars of criminal justice alike, with chapters focussed on decision-making, assessment, and intervention.
Authors and Affiliations
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Kutztown University, Kutztown, USA
Glenn D. Walters
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modelling the Criminal Lifestyle
Book Subtitle: Theorizing at the Edge of Chaos
Authors: Glenn D. Walters
Series Title: Palgrave's Frontiers in Criminology Theory
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57771-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57770-8Published: 13 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86244-6Published: 30 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57771-5Published: 24 November 2017
Series ISSN: 2945-655X
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6568
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 301
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations
Topics: Criminological Theory, Critical Criminology, Criminal Behavior, Rehabilitation, Personality and Social Psychology