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The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Fifth Edition
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Andrews, . (Donald Arthur), 1941-
The psychology of criminal conduct / . Andrews, James Bonta.-- 5th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4224-6329-1 (softbound)
1. Criminal psychology. 2. Criminal behavior. I. Bonta, James II. Title.
2010
--dc22 2010000283
Cover design by Tin Box Studio, Inc. Editor Ellen S. Boyne
Acquisitions Editor Michael C. Braswell
Preface to the Fifth Edition
It is a pleasure to introduce edition number fi ve of The Psychology
of Criminal Conduct (PCC-5). As in PCC-1 through PCC-4, we update
research, theory, and applications in PCC-5. PCC-5 remains true to its
original intent of developing a holistic and truly interdisciplinary general
personality and social psychology of criminal conduct. We draw upon
a variety of theoretical positions on variability in the criminal behavior
of individual human beings but once again fi nd particular value in gen-
eral personality and cognitive-behavioral and cognitive social learning
perspectives on human behavior in general and criminal behavior in
particular.
We remain open to the full range of potential variables of interest
from the biological through the personal, interpersonal, familial, structural/
cultural, pol