Criminality in context : the psychological foundations of criminal justice reform / by Craig Haney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haney, Craig, author.

Series:

Psychology, crime, and justice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal psychology.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Crime prevention.

Criminal Psychology.

Criminal Law.

Medical Subjects:

Criminal Psychology.

Criminal Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 423 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"In this groundbreaking book, Craig Haney argues that meaningful and lasting criminal justice reform depends on changing the public narrative about who commits crime and why. Building on decades of research and work at the front lines of the criminal justice system, Haney debunks what he calls the "crime master narrative"-the widespread myth that crime is the simple product of free and autonomous "bad" choices-an increasingly anachronistic view that cannot bear the weight of contemporary psychological data and theory. He meticulously reviews evidence documenting the ways in which a person's social history, institutional experiences, and present circumstances powerfully shape their life course, with a special focus on the role of social, economic, and racial injustice in crime causation. Based on his comprehensive review and analysis of the research, Haney offers a carefully framed and psychologically based blueprint for making the criminal justice system fairer, with strategies to reduce crime through proactive prevention instead of reactive punishment."-- Provided by publisher.

"For two centuries, a central legal fiction has enabled the United States' legal system to target primarily the nation's poorest, most traumatized, badly abused and, in that sense, least autonomous citizens. This book provides a showcase of how outstanding psychological research is contributing to the study of crime and criminal justice. It systematically reviews much of the empirical research that directly addresses the developmental, institutional, immediate situational, and structural roots of criminality as the basis for a more scientifically valid and humane counternarrative. The book argues that meaningful and lasting criminal justice reform depends on changing the public narrative about who commits crime and why. Building on decades of research and work at the front lines of the criminal justice system, the author debunks what he calls the "crime master narrative"-the widespread myth that crime is the simple product of free and autonomous "bad" choices-an increasingly anachronistic view that cannot bear the weight of contemporary psychological data and theory. He meticulously reviews evidence documenting the ways in which a person's social history, institutional experiences, and present circumstances powerfully shape their life course, with a special focus on the role of social, economic, and racial injustice in crime causation. Based on his comprehensive review and analysis of the research, the book offers a carefully framed and psychologically based blueprint for making the criminal justice system fairer, with strategies to reduce crime through proactive prevention instead of reactive punishment."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Individualistic myths and the crime master narrative

Risks and contexts: an alternative paradigm for understanding criminality

Criminogenic trauma: social history and the life course

Institutional failure: state intervention as criminogenic risk

Criminogenic contexts: immediate situations, settings, and circumstances

Poverty: structural risk and criminal behavior

The criminogenics of race in a divided society: racialized criminality and biographical racism

Individualistic myths and the disregard of context: deconstructing "equally free autonomous choice"

Reorienting the law: context-based legal reforms

Pursuing social justice: an agenda for fair, effective, and humane crime policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2020.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Criminality in context.

ISBN:

9781433831423

1433831422

9781433832130

1433832135

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.