NCJ Number
52371
Editor(s)
H TOCH
Date Published
1978
Length
511 pages
Annotation
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, CRIME, AND OFFENDER TREATMENT ARE EXAMINED FROM A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE IN THIS ANTHOLOGY FOR STUDENTS AND EXPERTS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD.
Abstract
THE FIRST CHAPTERS EXAMINE SETTINGS AND FRAMEWORKS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS THEY APPEAR FROM A PSYCHOLOGICAL VIEWPOINT. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF IMPRISONMENT AND OF THE POLICE AND THE COURTROOM IS DISCUSSED, ALONG WITH THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PSYCHIATRIC DIVERSION IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (E.G., INSANITY AND IRRESPONSIBILITY PLEAS). THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS DEAL WITH THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CRIME AND PROVIDE PERSPECTIVES ON OFFENDERS, EXPLANATIONS OF OFFENDER BEHAVIOR, AND A PSYCHOANALYTIC VIEW OF CRIMINAL DEVELOPMENT. MEASURING OR FORECASTING POTENTIAL DELINQUENCY AND A SOCIAL LEARNING PERSPECTIVE ON THE MECHANISMS OF AGGRESSION ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE FINAL CHAPTERS, ON TREATING AND UNDERSTANDING THE OFFENDER, DISCUSS JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, VIOLENT OFFENDERS, THE ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY, ALCOHOL AND DRUG OFFENDERS, SEX OFFENDERS, WHITE-COLLAR CRIMINALS, FEMALE OFFENDERS, AND SOCIAL LEARNING AS A TREATMENT TOOL. NAME AND SUBJECT INDEXES ARE INCLUDED. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH CHAPTER. SEE ALSO NCJ-52372-52390. (KBL)