Understanding psychology and crime : perspectives on theory and action /

Main Author: McGuire, James.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2004.
Series:Crime and justice
Subjects:
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=234029
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505 8 |a 1. Why psychology? -- Defining crime -- Ordinary crime -- Criminology : the case of the missing person -- The scientific approach -- The assumed philosophical basis of psychology -- Psychology's task -- 2. Accounting for crime -- Main concepts in criminological theory -- Levels of description -- Psychological processes in sociological models -- Theory integration -- Orgins of (cognitive) social learning theory -- 3. Psychological processes in crime -- Basic processes -- Ordinary behaviour -- Psychological processes and individual differences -- 4. Pathways to offending behaviour -- Property offences -- Personal violence -- Substance use and social learning -- Sexual offending -- 5. Individual factors in crime -- Longitudinal studies -- Discovering risk factors through meta-analysis -- Identifying risk factors through evaluation of outcomes -- Offenders with mental disorders -- Individual differences : practical implications -- A framework for crime prevention -- 6. Preventing and reducing crime -- Background to the debate -- Patterns in effect sizes -- Methods of working -- 7. Crime and punishment : a psychological view -- Key concepts in sentencing and punishment -- Evidence for deterrence effects -- The failure of punishment -- Ineffective -- but indispensable -- 8. Applications and values -- Psychology and the criminal justice process -- Psychology and crime : the social context -- Psychology, science and politics.́þ 
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