The Causes and Cures of Criminality

by Hans Jürgen Eysenck (Editor), Gisli H. Gudjonsson (Editor)

Gradually, criminology is becoming a science with sufficient evidence to provide a clear indication of the viable directions of research in the field. Many of the ideological preconceptions and theoretical biases of the past concerning the use of psycholgical expertise in criminology have been replaced with a growing recognition of the accuracy of clinical predictions based on personality factors and individual differences in cases of criminal conduct and violence.

The Causes and Cures of Criminality provides detailed information about the theoretical and practical aspects of psychology relevant to the prevention of crime and the treatment of criminals. Stressing the importance of factual, empirical, and, when possible, experimental evidence, Eysenck and Gudjonsson discuss the existence and nature of the crime-prone personalty, the relative influence of genetic and environmental factors on criminality, and the ways in which different types of punishment determine the future conduct of criminals.

This book is an important and timely resource for personality and social psychologists, clinical psychologists, and criminologists.

340 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 28, 1989

About the author

= Hans J. Eysenck = H.J. Eysenck
Hans Jürgen Eysenck (/ˈaɪzɛŋk/; 4 March 1916 – 4 September 1997) was a psychologist born in Germany, who spent his professional career in Great Britain. He is best remembered for his work on intelligence and personality, though he worked in a wide range of areas. At the time of his death, Eysenck was the living psychologist most frequently cited in science journals