Criminal Dangerousness and the Risk of Violence

Download or read book Criminal Dangerousness and the Risk of Violence written by Alfred B. Heilbrun and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a new theoretical model of criminal dangerousness with special reference to the prediction of violence. The model proposes that criminal violence evolves from the combination of deviant social values that limit the constraints upon lawful behavior (antisociality) and cognitive deficits that interfere with effective planning of crimes and with the conduct of criminal transactions with the victims (impaired cognition). A program of research is used to consider the validity of the criminal dangerousness model as well as empirical tests of the theory's assumptions and the issues raised. Extensive validity evidence is presented. Assumptions tested include further refinement of specific cognitive deficits, and issues addressed involve the relevance of race, gender, and mental disorder to the dangerousness model.