Book Review: The psychology of criminal conduct (7th edition)
| Published date | 09 December 2024 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/20662203241295508 |
| Author | Peter Raynor |
| Date | 09 December 2024 |
| Subject Matter | Book Reviews |
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Reviewed by: Peter Raynor, Swansea University, Wales, UK
PCC in the UK: The impact of a book, and a way of thinking, both
admired and misunderstood
Writing this review is an unusual experience. Normally, if we review a book it is a new
book, but in this case it is a new version of a classic which has already been with us,
influencing thinking and practice, for 30 years. I have used many editions, but always as a
resource to be dipped into for guidance or for a summary of the state of knowledge around
a particular topic, rather as one might use an encyclopaedia. To prepare this review I have
read it from cover to cover for the first time, and while this required more work and
concentration than most books do, I am left astonished at the scope and thoroughness of
its coverage. It will be no surprise to most readers that it is organised around the RNR
(risk, need, and responsivity) model of rehabilitation, or that it advances a general
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