Criminality and Crime - A Social-Cognitive-Developmental Theory of Delinquent and Criminal Behavior (Hardcover)

Walters provides a detailed description of how criminal thinking serves as a vital link between criminality and crime. Criminality, the propensity to become involved in criminal activity, and crime, participation in a specific criminal event, are normally treated as separate entities. Most criminological theories, in fact, can be classified as either theories of criminality or theories of crime. It is the author's contention that criminality and crime are two sides of the same coin, and that criminal thinking can explain both. The first of three sections explores the elements of criminality and crime across biological, social, cognitive, and developmental forms. The second section integrates the individual elements into three models using mediation and moderation methodologies. Two of the models are designed to explain criminality (moral and control) and the third is designed to explain crime (decision-making). The final section of the book emphasizes application and explains that change is a function of our ability to build competencies in offenders regardless of age. The result is an integrated approach in which criminality and crime are viewed as indispensable parts of a larger theory of criminological development.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books-Fortress Academic
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2022
Authors:	Glenn D. Walters
Dimensions:	238 x 160 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	318
ISBN-13:	978-1-66690-442-0
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN:	1-66690-442-2
Barcode:	9781666904420

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