Gusjohnsson & Bownes - Attributions Made By Offenders

Question 0

What was the method?

Answer 0

Quasi experiment

Question 1

What was the aim of the study by Gudjohnsson & Bownes?

Answer 1

To examine the relationship between the type of offence and the attributions offenders make about their criminal act

Question 2

What was the sample and what were the three groups they were separated in to?

Answer 2

80 criminals serving sentences in Northern Ireland. The groups were - Violent offenders, Sexual offenders and Property offenders

Question 3

What was used in the study by Gudjohnsson and Bownes that consisted of 42 items?

Answer 3

Blame Attribution Inventory (GBAI)

Question 4

What were the 3 dimensions of offenders attribution of blame measured by the GBAI?

Answer 4

Internal/External attributions, Mental element and Guilt

Question 5

What groups of offenders were most and least likely to make external attributions?

Answer 5

Violent offenders were most likely whereas sexual offenders were least likely

Question 6

What groups of offenders were most and least likely to attribute their crime to their mental state/thought processes?

Answer 6

Violent and sexual offenders were most likely whereas property offenders were least likely

Question 7

Which groups of offenders were most and least likely to show remorse (guilt)?

Answer 7

Sexual offenders showed the most remorse, but property offenders showed the least

Question 8

What did Gudjohnsson and Bownes conclude from these results?

Answer 8

That different types of offenders tend to make different types of attributions