Experiments in Anti-Social Behaviour: Ten Studies for Students

Experiments in Anti-Social Behaviour: Ten Studies for Students is a practical, hands-on approach to learning forensic psychology that provides students with unique projects to illustrate the many ways research into anti-social behavior can be conducted while highlighting social psychological aspects of criminality. It offers well-grounded and detailed guidance for students on how to execute a range of different research studies through psychological approaches, including quantitative cognitive studies, qualitative discourse analysis, and social identity theory. The book outlines broad approaches to research and includes ten practical studies for students to engage directly with experimental research, covering experiments, surveys, and case studies. It is an invaluable resource for instructors and students in psychology, criminology, and socio-legal studies, as well as for those who want to know more about the psychology of crime and criminality.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 18 November 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Experiments in Anti-Social Behaviour: Ten Studies for Students offers a practical, hands-on approach to learning forensic psychology. This comprehensive book presents a collection of unique projects designed to illustrate the various ways research into anti-social behaviour can be conducted while also highlighting the social psychological aspects of criminality.

Drawing on over half a century of supervising numerous projects at high school, undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels, David Canter provides well-grounded and detailed guidance for students on how to execute a range of different research studies through various psychological approaches, including quantitative cognitive studies, qualitative discourse analysis, and social identity theory.

After introducing the ethical and practical challenges of studying crime and criminality, Experiments in Anti-Social Behaviour outlines broad approaches to research. This is followed by ten practical studies for students to carry out, allowing them to engage directly with experimental research. These studies cover experiments, surveys, and case studies, providing a controlled examination of how easy it is to forge a signature, descriptions of experiments trying to detect deception, and an exploration of what is involved in linking actions in a serial killer's crimes to his characteristics.

Both engaging and interactive, Experiments in Anti-Social Behaviour is an invaluable resource for instructors and students from colleges and universities around the world in many different fields, such as psychology, criminology, and socio-legal studies. It will also be of interest to all those who want to know more about the psychology of crime and criminality.

Weight: 552g
Dimension: 245 x 173 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138354128