Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Forensic Psychology
- Part I Psychological Underpinnings
- Part II Psychology and Criminal Behaviour
- 2.1 Current Understandings of Sex-Based Harassment and Stalking Perpetration
- 2.2 The Behaviour of Sex Offenders
- 2.3 Intimate Partner Violence
- 2.4 Acquisitive Crime
- 2.5 Terrorism Research
- 2.6 Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
- 2.7 Arson
- 2.8 Serial Killings and Mass Murder
- Part III Assessment
- Part IV Interventions
- Part V Civil Proceedings
- Part VI Professional Practices
- Index
- References
2.4 - Acquisitive Crime
from Part II - Psychology and Criminal Behaviour
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 December 2021
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Forensic Psychology
- Part I Psychological Underpinnings
- Part II Psychology and Criminal Behaviour
- 2.1 Current Understandings of Sex-Based Harassment and Stalking Perpetration
- 2.2 The Behaviour of Sex Offenders
- 2.3 Intimate Partner Violence
- 2.4 Acquisitive Crime
- 2.5 Terrorism Research
- 2.6 Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
- 2.7 Arson
- 2.8 Serial Killings and Mass Murder
- Part III Assessment
- Part IV Interventions
- Part V Civil Proceedings
- Part VI Professional Practices
- Index
- References
Summary
Acquisitive crime is a wide-ranging category in which the offender derives material gain by illegal means, usually from another person, but sometimes from organisations. The category includes shoplifting, burglary, robbery, larceny, piracy, and fraud. There are some inherent similarities in the motivations underpinning these crimes, but the differences are worthy of examination and manifest in the investigative processes of detection and prevention. As with many other types of crime, there is no simple underlying theoretical position that leads to an explanation for acquisitive, there is no one personality type associated with theft or armed robbery or piracy. This chapter examines some of the complex psychological explanations for people acquiring property and goods that do not belong to them, including evolutionary models, mental disorder, psychopathy, gender effects, cyberpsychology and individual vs social factors.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology , pp. 246 - 260Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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