This book addresses how and why criminal offenders repeat their actions after being released from prison. It is part of an attempt to explain criminal behavior within the context of a contemporary psychological understanding of behavior, rather than more traditional theories of crime. Over 300 male criminal "repeat offenders" were interviewed and tested. The results indicate that their new offenses may be the result of something like a "breakdown." This report, written for a general audience, has important implications for release supervision, rehabilitation programs, and the prediction of recidivism.
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"Zamble and Quinsey...show how persistent serious offenders fail to cope with their environments and discuss the psychological factors that make reoffending more likely." Choice
"This is both an interesting and well researched look at why offenders recidivate as brotherhood." The Law & Politics Book Review
"This is both an interesting and well researched look at why offenders recidivate as brotherhood." The Law & Politics Book Review
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This book addresses how and why criminal offenders repeat their actions after being released from prison. It is part of an attempt to explain criminal behavior within the context of a contemporary psychological understanding of behavior, rather than more traditional theories of crime. Over 300 male criminal 'repeat offenders' were interviewed and tested. The results indicate that their new offenses may be the result of something like a "breakdown." This report, written for a general audience, has important implications for release supervision, rehabilitation programs, and the prediction of recidivism.
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The prediction of both general and violent criminal recidivism of persons released from correctional institutions has received extensive study (for reviews see Andrews and Bonta, 1994; Blackburn, 1993). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other assaulters, recidivist subjects, recidivist sample, coping adequacy, relapse theory, previous psychological problems, violent subgroup, offence process, recidivism process, offence groups, actuarial scales, coping efficacy, current offences, property offenders, anticipatory thoughts, release supervision, violent convictions, coping challenges, new offence, prior offences, dysphoric states, released offenders, criminal recidivism, social desirability scale, violent recidivism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The prediction of both general and violent criminal recidivism of persons released from correctional institutions has received extensive study (for reviews see Andrews and Bonta, 1994; Blackburn, 1993). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other assaulters, recidivist subjects, recidivist sample, coping adequacy, relapse theory, previous psychological problems, violent subgroup, offence process, recidivism process, offence groups, actuarial scales, coping efficacy, current offences, property offenders, anticipatory thoughts, release supervision, violent convictions, coping challenges, new offence, prior offences, dysphoric states, released offenders, criminal recidivism, social desirability scale, violent recidivism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Assault Group, Beck Depression Inventory, Property Group, Assault Robbery Property, Criminal Socialization Scale, Robbery Group, Social Isolation Scale, Drug Abuse Screening Test, State Anxiety Inventory, Alcohol Dependency Scale, Level of Supervision Inventory, Anger Out, Measure Mean New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Violence and Childhood in the Inner City (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by Joan McCord in Front Matter
- Schools and Delinquency (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by Denise C. Gottfredson in Front Matter
- Criminal Justice, 6th Edition by Sue Titus Reid in Back Matter
- The Crime Drop in America (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by Alfred Blumstein in Front Matter
- Delinquency and Crime: Current Theories (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by J. David Hawkins in Front Matter
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- Behaviour, Crime and Legal Processes: A Guide for Forensic Practitioners by James McGuire on page 159, and page 314
- Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by Jeremy Travis in Front Matter, and page 178
- Motivating Offenders to Change: A Guide to Enhancing Engagement in Therapy by Mary McMurran on page 219, and page 249
- What Works in Corrections: Reducing the Criminal Activities of Offenders and Deliquents (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by Doris Layton MacKenzie in Front Matter
- The Virtual Prison: Community Custody and the Evolution of Imprisonment (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by Julian V. Roberts in Front Matter
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