CRIMINOGENIC COGNITIONS AND THE RISK OF CRIMINAL RECIDIVISM. LITERATURE REVIEW
Keywords:
criminal thinking, crime, recidivism, risk.Abstract
Assuming that the inclusion of a measure of knowledge of criminal thinking can increase the prediction of criminal recidivism, various criminogenic cognitive styles have been identified, which may explain the involvement of the individual in criminal behavior. These refer to certain cognitive errors, to the inability to be aware of the effects of the act, to a decision-making process based rather on emotion and not on reason, to an unrealistic self-image, as well as to a weak ability to differentiate between needs and desires.
The first prominent conceptualization of criminal thinking is based on the principle that the individual does not take responsibility for the act and is not aware of the erroneous nature of his thinking. Other studies consider criminal thinking to be aimed at obtaining immediate satisfaction, which implies an irrational and disorganized cognitive pattern. At the same time, there is research that draws attention to the implications of psychopathy for criminal thinking.
According to the literature there are studies that have found that criminogenic cognition can be influenced by age, gender, race and marital status. In the case of persons deprived of their liberty, criminogenic cognition can be influenced by the length of the sentence and, therefore, the longer the length of the sentence, the higher the level of criminal thinking could be.
All these aspects indicate that it is absolutely necessary to know the people who have a predisposition towards criminogenic thinking, so that during the custody in the correctional system it is possible to take steps in this regard.
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