The Psychology of Criminal Conduct
- 5th Edition - May 26, 2010
- Latest edition
- Authors: D.A. Andrews, James Bonta
- Language: English
The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Fifth Edition, discusses the psychology of criminal behavior, drawing upon general personality, as well as cognitive-behavioral and cognitive… Read more
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The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Fifth Edition, discusses the psychology of criminal behavior, drawing upon general personality, as well as cognitive-behavioral and cognitive social learning perspectives. The book consists of 15 chapters, which are organized into four sections. Part 1 provides an overview of theoretical context and major knowledge base of the psychology of criminal conduct. Part 2 discusses the eight major risk/need factors of criminal conduct. Part 3 examines the prediction and classification of criminal behavior, along with prevention and rehabilitation. Part 4 summarizes the major issues in understanding criminal conduct. In addition to senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals in psychology, this book may be helpful to students and practitioners in the fields of social work, sociology, education, health, youth and family studies, criminology, and youth and adult justice. The book is also accessible to members of the general public who are interested in understanding antisocial behavior.
Key features
Key features
- Resource notes throughout explain important concepts.
- Technical notes at the back of the book allow the advanced student to explore complex research without distracting readers from the main points.
- An acronym index is also provided.
Readership
Readership
Students and professionals in the criminal justice field.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Preface to the Fifth Edition
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Part 1: The Theoretical Context and Knowledge Base to the Psychology of Criminal Conduct
Chapter 1 An Overview of the Psychology of Criminal Conduct
Definition of the Psychology of Criminal Conduct
Values at the Base of PCC
Objectives of the Psychology of Criminal Conduct (PCC)
Empirical Understandings and Research Designs
A Preliminary Note on Meta-Analyses
The Location of PCC in Psychology and Criminology
Social Context as a Moderator of Individual Differences
The Social Research on Aggregated Crime Rates
Objections to the Goals of PCC
A Look Ahead
Worth Remembering
Chapter 2 The Empirical Base of PCC and the RNR Model of Assessment and Crime Prevention Through Human Services
The RNR Model of Correctional Assessment and Treatment
The Major and Moderate Risk/Need Factors
Experimental Investigations of the Effectiveness of Correctional Treatment A Quick Look at What Works and Research Support for the RNR Model
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Chapter 3 Understanding Through Theory: Psychopathological, Psychodynamic, Social Location, and Differential Association Perspectives
Psychopathological Perspectives
Psychodynamic Conceptions of Human Behavior
Psychodynamic Thought and Recent Psychological Advances
Reformulations of Psychodynamic Theory
Variations on Psychodynamic Themes in Control Theories
More Recent Variations on Psychodynamic Themes
Toward Social Learning via Frustration-Aggression
Class-Based Sociological Theory: Social Location, Social Reaction, and Inequality
Uncovering Social Psychological Value in Sociological Criminology
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Chapter 4 A General Personality and Cognitive Social Learning Approach: The Personal, Interpersonal, and Community-Reinforcement (PIC-R) Perspective
The Person in the Immediate Situation
A Personal, Interpersonal, and Community-Reinforcement (PIC-R) Perspective on Criminal Conduct
Relationship to Other Theories
Summary
Worth Remembering
Part 2: The Major Risk/Need Factors of Criminal Conduct 157
Chapter 5 Biological, Personal, and Social Origins of the Major Risk/Need Factors and Personal Strengths
The Biological Basis of Criminal Behavior
Heredity and Crime
Evolutionary Musings
Social Origins of Crime
A Few Final Comments
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Chapter 6 Antisocial Personality Pattern
Psychology’s View of Personality
Criminology’s View of Personality
Antisocial Personality as Pathology
A General Personality and Social Psychological Perspective: The Antisocial Personality Pattern
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Chapter 7 The Role of Antisocial Associates and Attitudes in Criminal Conduct
When Parents Lose Control: The Path to Delinquent Associates
Theoretical Perspectives on Delinquent Associates
Cognitions Supportive of Crime: Antisocial Attitudes
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Chapter 8 The Person in Social Context: Family, School, Work, Leisure/Recreation, Marital Attachments, and Neighborhood
Family of Origin
Learning to Care: The Parent-Child Relationship and the Development of Social Bonds
The Family and Delinquency
School
Work
Leisure/Recreation
Marital Attachments
Neighborhood
Summary
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Chapter 9 Substance Abuse
Alcohol Abuse
Illegal Drug Abuse
Dealing with Resistance to Treatment
A Final Comment on Substance Abuse
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Part 3: Applications
Chapter 10 Prediction of Criminal Behavior and Classification of Offenders
Assessing Predictive Accuracy
PCC and Prediction
Offender Assessment and the Principles of Risk, Need, and Responsivity
Approaches to the Assessment and Prediction of Criminal Behavior
The General Applicability of Theory-Based Offender Assessment
The Future of Offender Assessment
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Chapter 11 Prevention and Rehabilitation
From Idealism to “Nothing Works” and Back to Human Service: The How and Why of “Nothing Works”
The Martinson “Nothing Works” Debate
Meta-Analytic Reviews of Treatment Effectiveness
Theory and Intervention
Behavioral and Social Learning Approaches
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Chapter 12 Creating and Maintaining RNR Adherence: A Real-World Challenge
Brief Case Studies of Recent Failures in Correctional Treatment
Major Problems
Assessment Approaches to Enhancing Routine Programs
Training Approaches to Effective Correctional Supervision and Treatment
The Dimensions of Effective Correctional Counseling: The “What and How” of Effective Modeling and Reinforcement
Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS)
The Routine-Demonstration Distinction in the Validity of Risk/Need
Assessment: Author Involvement in Validation Studies
Cost-Benefit Evaluations
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Chapter 13 Getting Mean, Getting Even, Getting Justice: Punishment and a Search for Alternatives
Criminal Justice Sanctions and Just Deserts
The Effects of Imprisonment on Crime and the Community
Evaluations of Intermediate Sanctions
The Unfulfilled Promise of Fairness
Punishment
An Alternative to Retribution: Restorative Justice
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Chapter 14 Criminal Subtypes: From the Common to the Exceptional
Domestic Violence Against Women
The Mentally Disordered Offender (MDO)
The Sex Offender
Human Hunters and Predators
Worth Remembering
Recommended Readings
Part 4: Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 15 A General Personality and Social Psychology of Criminal Conduct:
Summary and Conclusions
Empirical Understanding
Incidence and Prevalence of Criminal Activity
The Correlates of Criminal Activity
The Ability to Influence Crime
An Understanding of Practical Value
A Theoretical Understanding
Some Big and Some Small Issues
Giving Credit
Responsibility for Programs
Conclusion
Recommended Readings
Technical Notes
Technical Note 1.1 Exploring Variability in Criminal Behavior
Technical Note 1.2 Some Definitional Issues When No Act is Intrinsically Criminal
Technical Note 1.3 Aggregated Crime Rates and the Ecological Fallacy
Technical Note 1.4 Objections to the Goals of PCC
Technical Note 2.1 Summary of Meta-Analytic Explorations of Gender-Informed Factors and the Prediction of Criminal Recidivism by Gender
Technical Note 2.2 A Sample of Some Anti-Rehabilitation Themes: How to Destroy Evidence of the Effectiveness of Correctional Treatment
Technical Note 4.1 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: An Overview
Technical Note 5.1 Genetics and Heredity
Technical Note 10.1 The Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC)
Technical Note 11.1 How Applicable Are the Findings Regarding Appropriate Treatment with Different Types of Cases?
References
Index to Selected Acronyms
Subject Index
Name Index
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 5
- Latest edition
- Published: May 26, 2010
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
D.A. Andrews
Author
Affiliations and expertise
Carleton UniversityJames Bonta
Author
Affiliations and expertise
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