Exploring the Criminal Decision Process: Rational Choice, Irrational Behaviour?
Author:   Rachael Steele
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
ISBN:  

9783031462306


Pages:   233
Publication Date:   17 November 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Exploring the Criminal Decision Process: Rational Choice, Irrational Behaviour?


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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. 

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Author:   Rachael Steele
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   0.457kg
ISBN:  

9783031462306


ISBN 10:   3031462300
Pages:   233
Publication Date:   17 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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.

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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.

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