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    Criminal Thinking Styles and Patterns

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    This document discusses criminal thinking styles and patterns such as lack of self-control, external locus of control, concrete thinking style, poor social skills, and immature moral reasoning. It also describes a social information processing model involving six steps: encoding social cues, interpreting situations, clarifying goals, accessing responses, evaluating responses, and performing responses. Finally, it outlines stages of moral reasoning from unilateral/physicalistic to mutual/prosocial as signs of maturity.

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    Criminal Thinking Styles and Patterns

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    This document discusses criminal thinking styles and patterns such as lack of self-control, external locus of control, concrete thinking style, poor social skills, and immature moral reasoning. It also describes a social information processing model involving six steps: encoding social cues, interpreting situations, clarifying goals, accessing responses, evaluating responses, and performing responses. Finally, it outlines stages of moral reasoning from unilateral/physicalistic to mutual/prosocial as signs of maturity.

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    This document discusses criminal thinking styles and patterns such as lack of self-control, external locus of control, concrete thinking style, poor social skills, and immature moral reasoning. It also describes a social information processing model involving six steps: encoding social cues, interpreting situations, clarifying goals, accessing responses, evaluating responses, and performing responses. Finally, it outlines stages of moral reasoning from unilateral/physicalistic to mutual/prosocial as signs of maturity.

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    Lack of self-control and high levels of impulsivity


    An external locus of control, whereby the causes of their behaviour are attributed to
    factors
    that are beyond their control (e.g. other people or chance), rather than to themselves (an
    internal locus of control)
    A tendency to use a concrete, rather than an abstract, style of thinking
    Poor social perspective-taking and empathy
    Poor social problem-solving, and
    Less mature moral reasoning.

    SOCIAL INFORMATION-PROCESSING
    Within this model, therefore, account is taken of the role of both cognitions (social
    perceptions and social problem solving) and affect (emotions, motivations and goals). The
    six steps of the model are:
    1. Encoding of social cues
    2. Interpretation and mental representation of the social situation
    3. Clarification of goals and outcomes for the situation
    4. Accessing or construction of potential responses to the situation
    5. Evaluation and choice of a response for the situation, and
    6. Performance of the chosen response.

    SOCIAL INFORMATION-PROCESSING AND


    ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
    Immature moral reasoning
    Stage 1: Unilateral and physicalistic
    Reasoning refers to powerful authority figures (e.g. parents) and the physical
    consequences of behaviour. Individuals show little or no perspective-taking.
    Stage 2: Exchanging and instrumental
    Reasoning incorporates a basic understanding of social interaction. However, this is
    typically in terms of cost/benefit deals, with the benefits to the individual being of most
    importance.
    Mature moral reasoning
    Stage 3: Mutual and prosocial
    Reasoning reflects an understanding of interpersonal relationship and the
    norms/expectations associated with these. Empathy and social perspective taking are
    apparent, along with ideas appeals to ones own conscience.
    Stage 4: Systemic and standard
    Reasoning reflects an understanding of complex social systems, with appeals to
    societal requirements, basic rights and values and character/integrity.

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