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Title
Exploring the criminal decision process : rational choice, irrational behaviour? / Rachael Steele.
ISBN
9783031462313 (electronic bk.)
3031462319 (electronic bk.)
9783031462306
3031462300
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 233 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-031-46231-3 doi
Call Number
HV6080
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.01/9
Summary
The book provides a thorough investigation and overview of the decision making process that individuals may (or may not) go through when proceeding to commit a crime. Drawing on interviews with real offenders and conducted in a novel way, this book includes quotes throughout which make their decision making and emotional processes relatable to the reader. It examines a range of offences from petty theft to murder and includes both male and female offenders. Based on various iterations of the rational choice theories of crime, this book examines the relevance of these theories in real offending situations and the influence of emotion and context on these decisions. Finally, it explores how understanding the decision making process of committing offences can inform criminal justice practice. Rachael Steele is Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice and the interim subject lead for Criminal Justice at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 27, 2023).
Series
Palgrave studies in risk, crime and society, 2946-2525
1. What this book is about
2. What has the Rational Choice Perspective told us about crime
3. Critique and Methodological issues
4. The importance of understanding thinking
5. Other Challenges to Consider
6. Exploring experiences of crime
7. The lived experience of crime- In their own words
8. Rewards, Benefits and goals
9. Violent and emotional offending
10. Mixed up rationalities
11. Confounding factors and decision enhancers
12. Putting it all together
13. Developing a model to fit the data
14. Reflections and thought.
