Chapter 3. Offence Paralleling Behaviour (OPB) as a Framework for Assessment and Interventions with Offenders
- Adrian Needs,
- Graham Towl
Published Online: 1 APR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470693971.ch3
Copyright © 2004 British Psychologyical Society and Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice
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How to Cite
Jones, L. (2008) Offence Paralleling Behaviour (OPB) as a Framework for Assessment and Interventions with Offenders, in Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice (eds A. Needs and G. Towl), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470693971.ch3
Publication History
- Published Online: 1 APR 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2004
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405105415
Online ISBN: 9780470693971
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- offence paralleling behaviour;
- relapse-prevention strategy;
- forensic psychology;
- childhood play behaviour;
- offending behaviour
Summary
This chapter contains section titled:
Serial Analysis of Offending
Organization of the Offence Process
Using Mapping to Generate and Test Hypotheses about OPB
Evaluation of OPB Formulation
Vignette: A Case lllustration
Using Differences Between the Two Mappings to Generate Hypotheses
Using ‘State’ as a Key to the Function of the Behaviour
Behaviour as a Series of Questions
The Interpersonal Nature of the Offence Process
Offence Parallelling Behaviour Models can Take Various Different Forms
Developmental Analysis of OPBs
The Origins of Repeated Offending and Repetitious Offence Paralleling Behaviour
Situational Variation
Using Offence Paralleling Behaviour as a Focus for Intervention
Using Offence Paralleling Behaviour as Part of a Risk-management Strategy
Other Forms of Paralleling Behaviour
Conclusion
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