Criminality and Crime - A Social Cognitive Developmental Theory of Delinquent and Criminal

Criminality and Crime integrates criminality and participation in a specific criminal event. Although criminality and crime are normally considered separate entities, this book treats them as part of the same process, connected by their common association with criminal thinking.

List of contents

Section I
Chapter 1. On Not Missing the Forest for the Trees
Chapter 2. Crime, Criminality, and Human Nature
Chapter 3. Social Foundations of a Criminal Lifestyle
Chapter 4. Cognitive Foundations of a Criminal Lifestyle
Chapter 5. Developmental Foundations of a Criminal Lifestyle
Section II
Chapter 6. The Moral Model of Lifestyle Criminality
Chapter 7. The Control Model of Lifestyle Criminality
Chapter 8. The Decision-Making Model of Crime
Section III
Chapter 9. Managing Criminality: Part I. Reducing Risk by Building Competencies
Chapter 10. Managing Criminality: Part II. Reducing Risk by Changing Environments
Chapter 11. Crime Prevention: Limiting Opportunities, Altering Incentives, and Addressing
Aggravating and Mitigating Conditions
Chapter 12. Returning to the Forest

About the author

Glenn D. Walters is professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Kutztown University.

Summary

Criminality and Crime integrates criminality and participation in a specific criminal event. Although criminality and crime are normally considered separate entities, this book treats them as part of the same process, connected by their common association with criminal thinking.

Product details

• Authors: Glenn D. Walters
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781666904420
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-442-0
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal law & procedure, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Violence in society, Crime & criminology, Violence & abuse in society, Criminal law: procedure & offences, Criminal law: procedure and offences