Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Forensic psychology:
- Part I Psychological underpinnings
- 1.1 Action system applied to forensic topics
- 1.2 Child and adolescent offending
- 1.3 Developmental perspectives on offending
- 1.4 The evolutionary psychology perspective
- 1.5 Eyewitness memory
- 1.6 Facet meta-theory
- 1.7 Head injury and offending
- 1.8 Investigative decision making
- 1.9 Investigative psychology
- 1.10 Personality theories and offending
- 1.11 Pragmatic psychology
- 1.12 Sexual offenders
- 1.13 Social psychological theories applied to forensic psychology topics
- 1.14 Theories of change
- 1.15 Therapeutic jurisprudence
- 1.16 Violent offending
- Part II Assessments
- Part III Interventions
- Part IV Psychology and criminal behaviour
- Part V Psychology and civil law
- Part VI Special topics
- Part VII Professional practice
- Part VIII Research practice
- Author index
- Subject index
1.2 - Child and adolescent offending
from Part I - Psychological underpinnings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2010
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Forensic psychology:
- Part I Psychological underpinnings
- 1.1 Action system applied to forensic topics
- 1.2 Child and adolescent offending
- 1.3 Developmental perspectives on offending
- 1.4 The evolutionary psychology perspective
- 1.5 Eyewitness memory
- 1.6 Facet meta-theory
- 1.7 Head injury and offending
- 1.8 Investigative decision making
- 1.9 Investigative psychology
- 1.10 Personality theories and offending
- 1.11 Pragmatic psychology
- 1.12 Sexual offenders
- 1.13 Social psychological theories applied to forensic psychology topics
- 1.14 Theories of change
- 1.15 Therapeutic jurisprudence
- 1.16 Violent offending
- Part II Assessments
- Part III Interventions
- Part IV Psychology and criminal behaviour
- Part V Psychology and civil law
- Part VI Special topics
- Part VII Professional practice
- Part VIII Research practice
- Author index
- Subject index
Summary
The largest cohort study on the development delinquency and criminality in the UK found that convicted delinquents are more likely to have experienced poor parenting, characterized by harsh or erratic parental discipline, neglectful parental attitudes, parental conflicts and lax supervision in their childhood. The statutory age limits adopted by juvenile courts, which deal with children and adolescents who have committed legal offences vary between countries. It is difficult to ascertain the true extent of child and youth offending due to the limitations of each information source. It is claimed that the prevention of delinquency, criminal behaviour and reoffending can be achieved by interventions that alleviate risk factors and strengthen protective factors. At the individual level, support for academic work and cognitive-behavioural intervention is provided for children identified as being at risk. Early intervention is preferable to tackling a young person's problems once they have begun.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology , pp. 23 - 33Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010