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The habitual prisoner : an enquiry by the Cambridge Institute of Criminology /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: West, D. J. (Donald James), 1924-2020
Corporate Author: University of Cambridge. Institute of Criminology
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : New York : Macmillan ; St. Martin's Press, 1963.
London : New York : Macmillan; St. Martin's Press, 1963.
Series:Cambridge studies in criminology ; v. 19.
Subjects:
Recidivists.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Composition of the Group
  • Preventitive Detainees
  • Intermittent Recidivists
  • Method of Inquiry
  • Psychiatric Interviews
  • Home Visits
  • Social Records
  • Discrepant Information
  • Background of the Offenders
  • Criminal Habits
  • Social Antecedents
  • Comparisons with Other Groups of Prisoners
  • Deviations of Personality
  • The Extent of Social Maladjustment
  • Types of Deviance
  • Contrasts between Passive and Active Deviants
  • Interludes of Honesty
  • Genuine and Pseudo Gaps in Penal Records
  • Gaps in Relation to Types of Deviance
  • Circumstances Associated with Genuine Gapes
  • Illnesses
  • Physical Ailments
  • Psychosis
  • Neurosis
  • Sexual Disorders
  • Psychopathic Traits
  • Criteria of Psychopathy
  • Impulsive Aggression
  • Emotional Indifference
  • Interrealtions between Traits
  • Psychological Tests and Clinical Findings
  • The Tests Used
  • Neuroticism and Extraversion
  • Conditioning Tests
  • Test Results and Clinical Classifications
  • Family Backgrounds Reconsidered
  • Classification of Backgrounds
  • Relative Normality of Those from Criminal Backgrounds
  • The 'Black Sheep' Phenomenon
  • Age of Onset of Crime
  • Concluding Reflections.