Jones (psychosocial studies, U. of East London, UK) proposes a psychosocial model to understand criminal behavior, particularly the emotions involved, individual differences, and social and cultural issues, or rather the link between emotions, morality, and culture. He first discusses the relationship between psychological and criminological ideas about crime and how criminology developed as a sociological discipline. He then covers mental health and the question of whether this excuses criminal activity, links between adult criminality and childhood behavior and circumstances, and familial and parental influences. Aspects of gender and age (that youth offend more often) are then examined, with concluding chapters looking closely at what can be learned from studies of homicide and intimate violence and sexual crime. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)