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Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach, Global Edition

Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach, Global Edition

Curt R. Bartol | Anne M. Bartol

(2017)

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Abstract

For undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal behavior, criminology, the psychology of crime, crime and delinquency, and forensic psychology.

 

A comprehensive psychological approach to criminal and antisocial behavior.

Building on a tradition of excellence, Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach is accurate, well-researched, contemporary, and comprehensive. It offers a detailed look at crime, what may lead to it, and how criminal behavior may be prevented — all from a psychological perspective.  With a focus on serious crimes, particularly those involving violence, this text offers an all-inclusive look at a very complex field through effective and engaging material that has been classroom-tested for more than thirty years.

 

Now in the Eleventh Edition, you’ll find crucial updates relating to crime definitions and DSM-5 categories, as well as the most current statistics and recently proposed models and theories. Numerous topics — such as intimate partner violence, juvenile sex offending, terrorist recruitment, elderly abuse, and sexual burglary — now receive more extensive coverage than ever before.


Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Cover Cover
Half-Title 1
Title 3
Copyright 4
Contents 6
Preface 19
Chapter 1 Introduction to Criminal Behavior 23
Chapter Objectives 23
Theories of Crime 24
Theoretical Perspectives on Human Nature 26
Disciplinary Perspectives in Criminology 28
Sociological Criminology 29
Psychological Criminology 30
Box 1-1 Hate or Bias Crimes 30
Psychiatric Criminology 32
Defining and Measuring Crime 34
Uniform Crime Reporting System 34
Box 1-2 The Problem of Internet-Facilitated Crime 39
Self-Report Studies 41
Victimization Surveys 43
Juvenile Delinquency 45
Recap: Defining Crime and Delinquency 46
Summary and Conclusions 48
Key Concepts 49
Review Questions 49
Chapter 2 Origins of Criminal Behavior: Developmental Risk Factors 50
Chapter Objectives 50
Cumulative Risk Model 51
Developmental Cascade Model 52
Social Environment Risk Factors 54
Poverty 54
Peer Rejection and Association with Antisocial Peers 55
Preschool Experiences 58
After-School Care 59
Academic Failure 59
Parental and Family Risk Factors 60
Single-Parent Households 60
Parental Styles and Practices 61
Parental Monitoring 64
Box 2-1 Monitoring, Middle School, and Family Relationships 64
Influence of Siblings 66
Parental Psychopathology 66
Psychological Risk Factors 67
Lack of Attachment 67
Lack of Empathy 68
Cognitive and Language Deficiencies 70
Intelligence and Delinquency 71
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 73
Box 2-2 Adhd: Which Treatment to Use? 74
ADHD and Criminal Behavior 75
Conduct Disorder 76
Oppositional Defiant Disorder 77
Summary and Conclusions 78
Key Concepts 80
Review Questions 80
Chapetr 3 Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological Factors 81
Chapter Objectives 81
Genetics and Antisocial Behavior 82
Behavior Genetics 82
Studies of Twins 83
The Twins’ Early Development Study 85
Twin Study of Child and Adolescent Development 86
Adoption Studies 86
Molecular Genetics 88
Psychophysiological Factors 88
Temperament 89
Environmental Risk Factors 92
Neurotoxins 92
Lead 93
Cadmium 94
Manganese 95
Mercury (Methlymercury) 95
Protective Properties of Micronutrients 96
Prenatal and Postnatal Malnutrition 97
Box 3-1 Malnutrition In Infants 97
Nicotine, Alcohol, and Drug Exposure 98
Traumatic Brain Injury 100
Brain Development Abnormalities 101
Hormones and Neurotransmitters 102
Neuropsychological Factors 102
Summary and Conclusions 103
Key Concepts 104
Review Questions 104
Chapter 4 Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning and Situational Factors 105
Chapter Objectives 105
Behaviorism 107
Skinner’s Theory of Behavior 108
Behaviorism as a Method of Science 108
Behaviorism as a Perspective of Human Nature 109
Skinnerian Concepts 109
Operant Learning and Crime 110
Social Learning 111
Expectancy Theory 112
Imitational Aspects of Social Learning 113
Differential Association-Reinforcement Theory 114
Frustration-Induced Criminality 116
The Socialized and Individual Offender 116
Frustration-Induced Riots 117
Frustration and Crime 118
Situational Instigators and Regulators of Criminal Behavior 118
Authority as an Instigator of Criminal Behavior 119
Box 4-1 National Security Interrogations—Psychology’s Role 122
Deindividuation 123
The Stanford Prison Experiment 125
The BBC Prison Study 126
Deindividuation and Crowd Violence 127
The Bystander Effect 128
Box 4-2 Do Security Cameras Affect Bystander Apathy? 130
Moral Disengagement 131
Summary and Conclusions 132
Key Concepts 133
Review Questions 134
Chapter 5 Human Aggression and Violence 135
Chapter Objectives 135
Defining Aggression 136
Hostile and Instrumental Aggression 137
Box 5-1 Aggression in Recent High Profile Cases 137
Interpretation by Victim 139
Theoretical Perspectives on Aggression 139
Psychoanalytical/psychodynamic Viewpoint 140
Ethological Viewpoints 140
Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis 141
Weapons Effect 142
Cognitive-Neoassociation Model 143
Excitation Transfer Theory 143
Displaced Aggression Theory 144
Social Learning Factors in Aggression and Violence 144
Modeling 145
Observation Modeling 146
Cognitive Models of Aggression 147
Cognitive Scripts Model 147
Hostile Attribution Model 147
Box 5-2 Dealing With Anger—What Works and for Whom? 150
The General Aggression Model 151
I³ Theory 152
Overt and Covert Acts of Aggression 152
Reactive and Proactive Forms of Aggression 153
Gender Differences in Aggression 154
Effects of Media Violence 155
Copycat Crime or Contagion Effect 158
Box 5-3 Copycat Gamers 159
Summary and Conclusions 161
Key Concepts 162
Review Questions 163
Chapter 6 Juvenile Delinquency 164
Chapter Objectives 164
Definitions of Delinquency 165
Legal Definition 165
Social Definition 166
Psychological Definitions 166
Nature and Extent of Juvenile Offending 167
Status Offenses 169
The Serious Delinquent 170
Gender Differences in Juvenile Offending 170
Developmental Theories of Delinquency 173
Moffitt’s Developmental Theory 174
Box 6-1 Emerging Adulthood as a Developmental Stage 176
Steinberg’s Dual Systems Model 179
Coercion Developmental Theory 180
Callous-Unemotional Trait Theory 182
Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment of Juvenile Offending 183
Treatment and Rehabilitation Strategies 183
Characteristics of Successful Programs 184
Box 6-2 Gender Responsive Programming 185
Classification of Prevention and Treatment Programs 187
Primary Prevention 189
Selective or Secondary Prevention 190
Box 6-3 The Fast Track Experiment 191
Treatment Approaches 192
Summary and Conclusions 197
Key concepts 199
Review Questions 199
Chapter 7 Psychopathy 200
Chapter Objectives 200
What Is a Psychopath? 201
Antisocial Personality Disorder 201
Examples of Primary Psychopaths 202
Behavioral Descriptions 203
Behavioral Characteristics 204
Psychological Testing Differences 205
Psychopaths and Mental Disorders 205
Psychopaths and Suicide 205
Other Principal Traits 206
The Criminal Psychopath 207
Prevalence of Criminal Psychopathy 208
Offending Patterns of Criminal Psychopaths 208
Recidivism of Criminal Psychopaths 209
Psychological Measures Of Psychopathy 209
The PCL-R 210
Criticisms of The PCL-R 211
Box 7-1 Corporate Psychopaths 211
Core Factors of Psychopathy 212
The Two-Factor Position 212
The Three-Factor Position 213
The Four-Factor Model 213
The Boldness Factor 213
The Meanness Factor 214
The Female Psychopath 214
Racial/Ethnic Differences 215
Juvenile Psychopathy 216
Can Juvenile Psychopathy Be Identified? 216
Box 7-2 Treating Adolescents with Psychopathic Features 217
Ethical Considerations 218
Measures of Juvenile Psychopathy 219
Neurobiological Factors And Psychopathy 220
Genetic Factors 220
Neuropsychology and Psychopathy 220
Central Nervous System Differences 221
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Research 224
Autonomic Nervous System Research 225
The Dual-Process Model of Psychopathy 228
Childhood of the Psychopath 229
Treatment of Criminal Psychopaths 230
Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Psychopathic Features 231
Summary and Conclusions 232
Key concepts 234
Review Questions 234
Chapter 8 Crime and Mental Disorders 235
Chapter Objectives 235
Defining Mental Illness 238
The DSM 238
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders 239
Bipolar Disorder 240
Major Depressive Disorder 241
Antisocial Personality Disorder 241
Box 8-1 Does Serious Mental Disorder Cause Crime? 242
Competency and Criminal Responsibility 243
Incompetency to Stand Trial 243
Criminal Responsibility 246
Insanity Standards 249
Guilty But Mentally lll 252
Unique Defenses and Conditions 253
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 253
Dissociation 255
Dissociative Identity Disorder 256
Dissociative Amnesia 257
Mental Disorder and Violence 258
Research on the Violence of the Mentally Disordered 259
The Macarthur Research Network 260
Police and the Mentally Disordered 261
Mentally Disordered Inmates 261
Dangerousness and the Assessment of Risk 263
The Tarasoff Case 263
Violence Risk Factors and Measures 265
Summary and Conclusions 267
Key concepts 268
Review Questions 268
Chaopter 9 Homicide, Assault, and Intimate Partner and Family Violence 269
Chapter Objectives 269
Definitions 271
Criminal Homicide 272
Aggravated Assault 273
Demographic and Other Factors of Homicide 273
Race/Ethnicity 274
Gender 274
Age 275
Socioeconomic Status 275
Circumstances 275
Weapons 275
Box 9-1 Guns, Crime, and Cumulative Risk 277
Psychological Aspects of Criminal Homicide 278
General Altercation Homicide 279
Felony Commission Homicides 280
Juvenile Homicide Offenders 281
Box 9-2 Boys, Girls, and Homicide: Why and How Do They Do It? 282
Psychological Characteristics of Juvenile Murderers 282
Treatment of Juveniles Who Kill 284
Intimate Partner Violence 284
IPV among Older Adults 286
IPV among Hispanics 286
Same Sex or Nonheterosexual IPV 287
IPV Within Law Enforcement and Military Families 288
Psychological and Demographic Characteristics of Abusers 289
Family Violence 290
Prevalence 291
Victims 291
Child Maltreatment 293
Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children 295
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy 296
Abusive Head Trauma 297
Infanticide 298
Neonaticide 298
Filicide 299
Elderly Abuse 300
Sibling-to-Sibling Violence 302
Child-to-Parent Violence 303
Multiassaultive Families 304
The Cycle of Violence 305
The Effects of Family Violence on Children 306
Summary And Conclusions 307
Key Concepts 308
Review Questions 309
Chapter 10 Multiple Murder, School and Workplace Violence 310
Chapter Objectives 310
Investigative Psychology 311
Forms of Profiling 312
Psychological Profiling 312
Suspect-Based Profiling 313
Geographical Profiling 313
Crime Scene Profiling 314
Equivocal Death Analysis 319
Multiple Murders 320
Definitions 321
Serial Murders 322
Choice of Victims and Modus Operandi 323
Geographical Location of Serial Killing 324
Ethnic and Racial Characteristics 324
Risk Factors and Psychological Motives 325
Research on Backgrounds 325
Female Serial Killers 326
Juvenile Serial Killers 327
Mass Murderers 327
Public Mass Shootings 328
A Mass Murder Typology 330
School Violence 332
School Shootings 333
Box 10-1 Safety Drills in Schools: Unanticipated Consequences 334
Psychological Characteristics of School Shooters 336
Workplace Violence 337
Categories of Workplace Violence 338
Perpetrators of Workplace Violence 341
Summary and Conclusions 342
Key Concepts 343
Review Questions 344
CHapter 11 Psychology of Modern Terrorism 345
Chapter Objectives 345
Definitions and Examples 347
Classification of Terrorist Groups 350
A Terrorist Typology 352
Followers and Leaders: Who Joins and Who Leads 352
Why Do They Join? 353
Quest for Significance Theory 354
Terror Management Theory 355
Suicidal Terrorism 355
Becoming a Terrorist: The Process of Radicalization 356
Terrorist Leaders 357
Lone Wolf Terrorists 358
Boston Marathon Bombers 359
Box 11-1 The Marathon Bombing and Beyond 359
Fort Hood Shooter 360
The Times Square Bombing Attempt 360
The Psychosocial Context of Terrorism 362
Terrorist Motives and Justifications 363
Additional Disengagement Practices 364
Psychological Effects and Nature of Terrorism 365
Cognitive Restructuring 365
Moral Development 365
Summary and Conclusions 368
Key Concepts 369
Review Questions 369
CHapter 12 Sexual Assault 370
Chapter Objectives 370
Definitions and Statistics 371
Sexual Assault in Date and Acquaintance Relationships 373
Box 12-1 Campus Sexual Assault 374
Incidence and Prevalence of Rape 375
Impact of Sexual Assault on Survivors 376
Psychological Effects 376
Physical Injury 377
Sexual Assault Vulnerability Factors 378
Situational Factors 378
Location 378
Age of Victims 378
Relationship Factors 379
Consumption of Alcohol 379
History of Victimization 379
Risk Taking Behaviors 379
Characteristics of Sexual Offenders: Who Offends? 380
Ages of Sex Offenders 381
Recidivism and Offending History 381
Applying Crime Scene Analysis to Predictions of Recidivism 382
Attitudes and Myths That Support Rape and Other Sexual Assaults 384
Cognitive-Perceptual Distortions in Communication 385
The Influence of Pornography 385
Classification of Rape Patterns 387
Massachusetts Treatment Center Classification System 388
The MTC:R3 390
Box 12-2 Sexual Burglary 390
MTC Version 4 392
The Groth Typology 393
Treatment of Sex Offenders 394
Summary and Conclusions 396
Key Concepts 397
Review Questions 397
CHapter 13 Sexual Abuse of Children and Youth 398
Chapter Objectives 398
Incidence and Prevalence of Child Sex Abuse 400
Box 13-1 Sexual Abuse: The Shame of Juvenile Corrections 401
Situational and Victimization Characteristics 403
Incest 405
Types of Sexual Contact 405
Psychological Effects of Child Sexual Victimization 406
Characteristics of Child Sex Offenders 406
Age and Gender 407
Selection of Victims 408
Backgrounds 408
Interpersonal and Intimacy Deficits 409
Cognitive Distortions 410
Neurocognitive Functions 410
Recidivism and Risk Assessment 411
Risk Assessment 412
Classification of Male Child Sex Offender Patterns 413
The MTC:CM3 414
The Groth Classification Model 416
Female Sex Offender Typology 417
Internet-Facilitated Sexual Offending 418
Who Are the Offenders? 418
Who Are the Child Victims? 419
Online Sex Offenders Interested in Adolescents 420
Sex Trafficking 420
Treatment of Child Sex Offenders 421
Summary and Conclusions 423
Key Concepts 424
Review Questions 424
Chapter 14 Burglary, Home Invasions, Thefts, and “White-Collar” Offenses 425
Chapter Objectives 425
Burglary 427
Characteristics of Burglary 427
Who Commits Burglary? 428
Burglary Cues and Selected Targets 429
Burglar Cognitive Processes 430
Entry Strategies 431
How Far Do Burglars Travel? 432
Gender Differences in Methods and Patterns 432
Property Taken and Disposed 432
Motives 434
Burglar Typologies 435
Psychological Impact of Burglary 436
Home Invasions 437
Larceny and Motor Vehicle Theft 438
Motor Vehicle Theft 438
Fraud and Identity Theft 439
Box 14-1 Identity Theft—Anyone Can Be Victimized 440
Shoplifting 442
Who Shoplifts? 444
Motives 446
Shoplifting by Proxy 447
Shoplifting as an Occupation 447
Methods of Shoplifting 448
Kleptomania: Fact or Fiction? 448
White-Collar and Occupational Crime 449
Green’s Four Categories of Occupational Crime 450
Box 14-2 Political Crimes—Unexamined Issues 451
Prevalence and Incidence of Occupational Crime 452
Corporate Crime 452
Justifications and Neutralizations 454
Individual Occupational Crime 455
Employee Theft 455
Summary and Conclusions 457
Key Concepts 458
Review Questions 458
Chapter 15 Violent Economic Crime, Cybercrime, and Crimes of Intimidation 459
Robbery 460
Bank Robbery 461
Amateurs and Professionals 462
Commercial Robbery 464
Street Robbery 464
Motives and Cultural Influences 465
Robbery by Groups 466
Cybercrime 467
Box 15-1 Cybercrime—Heists and Intrusions 468
Privacy Concerns and Cybercrime Laws 469
Psychological Characteristics of Cybercriminals 470
Stalking 471
Categories of Stalking 472
Cyberstalking 473
Cyberbullying 474
Hostage-Taking Offenses 476
Instrumental and Expressive Hostage Taking 476
FBI Categories of Hostage Taking 476
Strategies for Dealing With Hostage Takers 478
The Stockholm Syndrome 479
Rules for Hostages to Follow 479
Arson 481
Incidence and Prevalence 481
Developmental Stages of Firesetting 482
Persistent and Repetitive Firesetting Among Adults 483
Female Arsonists 484
Behavioral Typologies and Trajectories 485
Psychological Disorders 486
Summary and Conclusions 487
Key Concepts 488
Review Questions 488
Chapter 16 Substance Abuse and Crime 489
Chapter Objectives 489
Juvenile Drug Use 490
Who Is Selling to Juveniles? 492
Gender Differences in Juvenile Drug Use 493
Consistent Findings on Illicit Drug Use 493
Tripartite Conceptual Model 496
Major Categories of Drugs 497
Tolerance and Dependence 498
The Hallucinogens 499
Marijuana 499
How Is Marijuana Prepared? 500
Synthetic Marijuana 501
Synthetic Cathinones 502
Salvia 502
Cannabis and Crime 502
Phencyclidine (PCP) 504
PCP and Crime 504
The Stimulants 504
Amphetamines 504
Methamphetamine 505
Other Stimulants with Similar Effects 505
Cocaine and Its Derivatives 506
Psychological Effects 507
Adverse Physical Effects 507
Stimulants and Crime 507
Crack Cocaine 508
Crack and Crime 509
Mdma (Ecstasy or Molly) 509
Narcotic Drugs 510
Heroin 510
Box 16-1 Prescription Medications: Fraudulent Distribution 511
Heroin and Crime 512
Fentanyl 513
Other Narcotic Drugs 513
Oxycontin® and Vicodin® 513
Oxycontin®, Vicodin®, and Crime 514
The Club Drugs: Sedative Hypnotic Compounds 514
Ketamine 515
Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) 515
Rohypnol 516
Alcohol 516
Psychological Effects 517
Alcohol, Crime, and Delinquency 518
Substance Abuse and Violence 519
Summary and Conclusions 520
Key Concepts 522
Review Questions 522
Glossary 523
Cases Cited 536
References 537
Author Index 631
Subject Index 655