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The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, 6th Edition, provides a psychological and evidence-informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological and mental health explanations of criminal behavior. Drawing upon the General Personality and Cognitive Social Learning theory, James Bonta and Don Andrews offer a coherent theory of criminal behavior that is empirically supported throughout the book. They provide an overview of the theoretical context and major knowledge base of the psychology of criminal conduct, discuss the eight major risk/need factors of criminal conduct, examine the prediction and classification of criminal behavior along with prevention and rehabilitation, and, finally, summarize the major issues in understanding criminal conduct. This book also offers the Risk/Need/Responsivity (RNR) model of offender assessment and treatment that has guided developments in the subject throughout the world.

The student site contains explanatory Technical Notes referred to in the text. The password-protected instructor site provides a comprehensive Instructor’s Guide with Test Questions and a PowerPoint presentation for each chapter.

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