H. J. Eysenck in Fagin's kitchen: The return to biological theory in 20th-century criminology

History of the Human Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 37-56

  Rafter, Nicole Hahn ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological theories of crime; Biosocial theories of crime; H. J. Eysenck; History of criminology; History of psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750245675     PISSN: 09526951     EISSN: 1461720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952695106069667     Document Type: Article

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