This book provides a focused and comprehensive overview of criminal
psychology in different socio-economic and psycho-sociological contexts.
It informs readers on the role of psychology in the various aspects of
the criminal justice process, starting from the investigation of a crime
to the rehabilitation or reintegration of the offender. Current research
in criminology and psychology has been discussed to understand the minds
of various offenders, how to interact with them during investigation and
conviction effectively and how to bring about positive changes in
various stages of the criminal justice process--investigation,
prosecution, incarceration, rehabilitation--to increase the efficacy of
the correctional system and improve public confidence in the justice
system. It thoroughly addresses the bigger issues of holistically
reducing the increase in crime rates and susceptibility in society. Each
chapter builds on leading scholarship in this field from Western
scholars and supplements these theories with research findings from a
South Asian perspective, particularly in the Indian criminal justice
system. This book successfully encapsulates the foundations of criminal
psychology literature while incorporating interdisciplinary avenues of
study into criminal behaviour and legal psychology, bringing into the
provincial discourse lacunas of the justice system and avenues for
alternative correctional and rehabilitative programs.
