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一个普遍的假设认为心理学存在许多缺陷而不适合用于研究犯罪。心理学的从业者描述他们自己是经受过严格训练的，像物理学家或生物学化学家一样采用这类“硬”科学同样的调查方法。当其他社会研究学科已经着手新的研究范式时，他们依然谈论行为并且进行控制下的实验。心理学被认为或多或少只在人们自身内部寻找他们行为的原因，并被认为如果不是有意拒绝诸如社会条件或政治力量等外部的环境因素，就是忽视了它们。这已经被认为是心理学本身固有的保守姿态（见Lillyetal.，2002）。心理学与生物学和医学有着很近的联系，并将犯罪看成是一种病态。心理学家使用老鼠、鸽子、大学生和其他外国人进行实验，他们在一些相当有限的抽样样本和奇特调查的基础上得出大量结论。在一些实验中，他们让人们待在黑屋子里并戴上一种能让所看到的世界上下颠倒的透镜，或对其进行电击。他们应用智力测验、无意义音节、单向玻璃和厌恶疗法。总而言之，这是一群古怪的令人讨厌的家伙，最好离他们远点。

《牛津犯罪学指南(第4版)》是由犯罪学：历史与理论；犯罪与犯罪控制的社会解释；犯罪的维度；犯罪的形式；对犯罪的反应几大部分组成。由多们犯罪学家倾力编写，总共分为五编。

《犯罪心理学(最新修订)》本着博采众长、注重实用的原则，在广泛参阅国内外犯罪心理学研究的新成果的基础上，并结合编者十多年教学经验和深入司法实践研修之所得，理论与实践并重，继承与探索结合，既从犯罪心理机制角度，系统地探讨了各种形态的犯罪心理特征；又从我国综合治理的方针出发，通过对各种类型的犯罪心理现象的探索，提出了对犯罪进行有效预测和预防的若干新见解。

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犯罪问题一直困扰着各国政府和民众，同时也引起了各国学术界的关注。而犯罪心理学是一门通过科学的研究方法，了解犯罪的成因，达到预防、控制犯罪的目的的学科。本书是一本体系完整、内容充实的犯罪心理学书籍。全书共分为5篇、22章。导论篇（2章），论述了犯罪心理学的含义及其发展与贡献；相关理论篇（2章），论述了精神分裂症、心境异常、反社会人格以及智能不足与犯罪；犯罪类型的研究篇（11章），论述了滥用药物、酗洒、性攻击行为与犯罪，以及赌博行为、嫖妓与卖淫行为、盗窃犯罪、杀人犯罪、强盗抢夺犯罪、纵火犯罪、少年犯罪与女性犯罪；犯罪心理学与刑事司篇（2）章，论述了犯罪侦察的心理学技术应用及法院与犯罪心理学。该书的出版在于向刑事司法工作者及大专院校教育、心理、社会、法律、警察、罪犯防治等方面人员提供有关的知识，同时也为推动我国犯罪心理学的学科建设起到积极作用。