| Description |
xii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of tables and figures vii -- Preface ix -- Introduction xi -- 1 Setting the context: theories of offending behaviour 1 -- Psychobiological theories 2 -- Psychodynamic theories 11 -- Learning theories 13 -- Cognitive-behavioural theories 17 -- Control theories 22 -- Summary 28 -- 2 Theories of moral reasoning 1: Piaget and Kohlberg 29 -- Piaget's theory of moral reasoning 29 -- Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning 33 -- Social perspective-taking 36 -- Moral types 39 -- Evaluation of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning 39 -- Decentration and moral development 46 -- Stimulation of moral development 46 -- Other psychological approaches to moral reasoning 48 -- Conclusion 50 -- 3 Theories of moral reasoning 2: critiques of -- Kohlberg's theory 51 -- Gender bias 51 -- Cultural bias 57 -- Conventions vs. moral values 62 -- Gibbs' theory of sociomoral reasoning 63 -- Conclusion 71 -- Offending Behaviour -- 4 The measurement of moral reasoning 73 -- Types of measures 73 -- Production measures 74 -- Recognition measures 90 -- Conclusion 96 -- 5 Moral reasoning and offending: theory and research 98 -- Relationship of moral judgment to moral action 98 -- Moral reasoning theory applied to offending 100 -- Evaluation of the moral reasoning and offending -- relationship 103 -- Moral values and the relationship between moral -- reasoning and offending 112 -- Sub-groups of offenders: offence type 112 -- Conclusion 122 -- 6 Placing moral reasoning in a wider explanation of -- offending 124 -- Acquisition of moral judgment 124 -- Links to parenting/offending research 129 -- Links to social information processing model 138 -- Research into the Crick and Dodge model 142 -- Interactions between variables 147 -- Inclusion of moral reasoning into developmental model -- of offending 148 -- Conclusion 151 -- 7 Interventions: implications for practice 153 -- Promotion of moral reasoning development 153 -- Macro-interventions 155 -- Micro-interventions 157 -- Multi-modal interventions 158 -- Other programmes 167 -- Conclusion 177 -- 8 What next: the future for research and practice 178 -- Moral reasoning theory 179 -- Measurement of moral reasoning 181 -- The relationship between moral reasoning and offending 181 -- Interventions 183 -- Conclusion 186 -- References 187 -- Index 224 |
| Summary |
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the relationship between psychology, moral reasoning theory and offending behaviour. It sets out the theory and research which has been carried out in the field, and examines the ways in which this knowledge has been used in practice to inform treatment programmes for offenders. This book pays particular attention to Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning, providing a link between this theory and developmental psychology, along with a review of more recent critiques of this theory and an analysis of the difficulties of accurately assess |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 187-223 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Criminal psychology.
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Judgment (Ethics)
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Criminal behavior -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Criminal behavior.
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Criminals -- Rehabilitation.
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| LC no. |
2004272860 |
| ISBN |
1843920387 paperback |
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1843920395 |
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