Behavior and Psychology as Related to Law Enforcement and Criminology (A Bibliography With Abstracts)

• NCJ Number: 72821
• Author(s): M E Young
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 255 pages
• Corporate Author: National Technical Information Service
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Report period covered: 1964-Dec. 1979.

Annotation

This volume provides bibliographic listings and abstracts of 249 documents on behavior and psychology as related to law enforcement and criminology.

Abstract

The bibliography was developed via a search of the National Technical Information Service data base documents dating from 1964 through December, 1979. Studies are cited on various aspects of the behavior and psychology of criminals, police, juvenile delinquents, rioters, and prisoners. Some of the specific topics covered include social psychology, criminal psychology and behavior, behavior connected with illegal drugs, public psychology, and group behavior in prisons and riot situations. For each document, the title, corporate author, sponsoring agency, number of pages, report data, ordering information, and index terms are provided.