This book provides a comprehensive coverage of psychological theories of crime and criminality, exploring theories focusing on factors present at birth (human nature, heredity); theories that focus on factors that influence the offender over the lifespan (learning, development); and theories focusing on factors present at the crime scene. It emphasises the connections among the different approaches, and demonstrates how, taken together rather than as rival explanations, they provide a more complete picture of crime and criminality than each provides individually.<BR><BR>Theories are arranged throughout the book in a temporal sequence, from distal to proximal causes of crime. The analysis spans 100,000 years, from the evolutionary roots of criminal behaviour in the ancestral environments of early humans on the African savanna, to the decision to engage in a specific criminal act.<BR><BR>Key features of the book include:<BR><BR>a focus on theory, 'explaining' crime and criminality;<BR><BR>an integrative approach;<BR><BR>accessibility to readers who do not have a background in psychology.