Cognitive- Gudjonsson & Brownes 1992 Flashcards
1
Q
What’s the method?
A
Using the gushing son and Singh 42 item ‘blame attribution inventory’ (GBAI) to measure the offenders type of offence and attribution of blame
Interview
Structured
2
Q
What’s the aim?
A
To examine the relationship between the type of offence and the attribution offenders make about criminal acts
3
Q
What’s the nature of the pps?
A
- 80 criminals
- from Northern Ireland
- 20 subjects= violent offences (e.g homicide & bodily harm) mean age 29
- 40 sex offenders( rapists and paedophiles) - mean age 41-28
- 20 had committed property offences (theft burglary) mean age 29
4
Q
How many criminals?
A
80
5
Q
How many violence criminals ?
A
20
6
Q
How many sexual offenders?
A
40
7
Q
How many committed property offences
A
20
