Walters integrates information from traditional criminological
models and findings from developmental psychology to form a system
of five belief systems (self-view, world-view, past-view,
present-view, and future-view) designed to explain crime initiation
and maintenance. While reviewing belief systems that support crime,
Walters also offers a model of change through which belief systems
incongruent with crime can be constructed.
He begins with a review of six traditional criminological
models, each of which is considered to possess sufficient breadth
and substance to advance our understanding of crime. Information
gathered from these major theoretical systems is integrated wtih
research from developmental psychology to create a system of
crime-congruent belief systems. The belief systems, along with
recent research on attributions, outcome expectancies, efficacy
expectancies, values, goals, and thinking styles, are then used to
construct a general theroy of crime and explain four specific
categories of crime: violent crime, sexual assault, white-collar
crime, and drug tafficking. Walters concludes with a model of
assisted change whereby belief systems incongruent with crime are
initiated and maintained with the intent of helping people abandon
crime-congruent lifestyles. This change model revolves around four
core elements--responsibility, confidence, meaning, community--each
of which is emphasized in a clinician's interactions with clients
seeking to abandon crime-congruent lifestyles. As Walters
maintains, belief systems are instrumental in both the development
and cessation of crime-congruent lifestyles. Of particular interest
to scholars, students, researchers, and practitioners involved with
criminology, criminal justice, and clinical and correctional
psychology.
General
| Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2002 |
| First published: |
September 2002 |
| Authors: |
Glenn D. Walters
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
264 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-97820-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-275-97820-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780275978204 |
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