Overview
- Provides fresh insight into the complex relationships between drug abuse and crime
- Presents cutting-edge research on the genetics and neurobiology of addiction and antisocial behavior
- Illustrates the importance of biosocial and life course theory in understanding the onset, escalation, and cessation of drug abuse and criminal behavior
Part of the book series: Palgrave's Frontiers in Criminology Theory (FCRT)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“Is there anything new under the sun on the topic of drug abuse? Yes! This must-read book brings together the latest science, biological, social, and life-course developmental, in one very readable package. I recommend it for experts and for students encountering the topic of drug abuse for the first time.” (Terrie Moffitt, Professor, Duke University and King’s College London)
“A top-notch synthesis—with all the necessary nuances—of the present biosocial state of knowledge with regards to drug abuse and antisocial behavior across the life course.” (Richard E. Tremblay, Professor, University College Dublin and University of Montreal)
“An excellent, informative, and wide-ranging book on the interactions between biological and social factors -- in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood -- in influencing drug abuse and antisocial behavior.” (David P. Farrington, Emeritus Professor, Cambridge University)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Michael Vaughn is Professor and Director of the Interdisciplinary PhD program in the School of Social Work, College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University, USA. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the areas of drug abuse and crime.
Jennifer Reingle Gonzalez is Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Dallas, USA. She has authored a leading textbook on research methods in criminology and criminal justice.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Drug Abuse and Antisocial Behavior
Book Subtitle: A Biosocial Life Course Approach
Authors: Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Michael G. Vaughn, Jennifer M. Reingle González
Series Title: Palgrave's Frontiers in Criminology Theory
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55817-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55816-9Published: 02 May 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55817-6Published: 02 May 2017
Series ISSN: 2945-655X
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6568
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 219
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Crime and Society, Critical Criminology, Criminological Theory, Social Theory