Evolutionary forensic psychology : Darwinian foundations of crime and law /

This work is a step towards a unified and complete understanding of psychology and the law. It recognizes that crimes such as murder, non-lethal violence, rape, and theft are manifestations of evolutionarily recurrent selection when they gave individuals an advantage in competition for resources.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Duntley, Joshua, Shackelford, Todd K. (Todd Kennedy), 1971-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:	Forensic psychology. Evolutionary psychology. Evolution (Biology) Forensic psychiatry. Adaptability (Psychology) Behavior genetics. Biological Evolution Forensic Psychiatry Adaptation, Psychological Crime > psychology Crime Victims Genetics, Behavioral Psychologie légale. Psychologie évolutionniste. Évolution (Biologie) Psychiatrie médico-légale. Adaptation (Psychologie) Génétique du comportement. Darwinisme. evolution. PSYCHOLOGY > Forensic Psychology. Forensic psychiatry Behavior genetics Evolutionary psychology Forensic psychology Gerechtelijke psychologie. Criminaliteit. Electronic books. Electronic book.
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Table of Contents:

Evolutionary forensic psychology / Todd K. Shackelford and Joshua D. Duntley
The promise of evolutionary psychology for criminology : the examples of gender and age / Anthony Walsh and Kevin M. Beaver
The origins of homicide / Joshua D. Duntley and David M. Buss
Intimate partner violence / Aaron T. Goetz [and others]
The evolutionary psychology of sexual harassment / Kingsley R. Browne
Evolutionary psychological perspectives on rape / William F. McKibbin [and others]
The world's oldest profession : evolutionary insights into prostitution / Catherine Salmon
Risk-taking, antisocial behavior, and life histories / Sandeep Mishra and Martin L. Lalumière
Theft / Satoshi Kanazawa
In cold blood : the evolution of psychopathy / Martin L. Lalumière, Sandeep Mishra, and Grant T. Harris
Victim adaptations / Joshua D. Duntley and Todd K. Shackelford
The evolution of a sense of justice / Dennis L. Krebs
Reducing crime evolutionarily / Lee Ellis
Did the victim deserve to die? Darwin goes to court / J. Anderson Thomson, Jr.