Criminal Motivationsspecifically examines the motivations of those committing a crime. The work directly approaches the topic by reviewing various motivational typologies and frameworks rather than addressing the topic indirectly, as other works do.
While various contributions to motivation are discussed, the book maintains the focus on the physical and psychological needs that drive and guide behavior. These topics have been addressed in other works on psychological aspects of criminality, however few include the motivations for offending as a central focus. The individual subjects covered are assembled to "tell a story" of motive in a linear and comprehensive fashion from the development of motive right through to individual motivational typologies used to understand motive in crime types and individual crimes.
This volume serves as a reference to professionals in a variety of disciplines and a manual of instruction to university students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

• Focuses on the physical, social and psychological needs that drive and guide criminal behavior
• Covers motivational typologies and frameworks related to criminal motivations in a single source
• Written by an experienced, well respected current researcher author for anyone studying or practicing criminology, criminal justice or psychology