Affect and Cognition in Criminal Decision Making: Between Rational Choices and Lapses of Self-Control 1st Edition (First Edition)

Affect and Cognition in Criminal Decision Making: Between Rational Choices and Lapses of Self-Control 1st Edition (First Edition), edited by Jean-Louis van Gelder, Henk Elffers, Danielle Reynald, and Daniel Nagin, examines how emotions, cognitive processes, and self-control influence criminal decision making. Published as part of the Crime Science Series, the book brings together perspectives from criminology, psychology, behavioral economics, and decision-making research.

The text examines the relationship between rational choice models of offending and the influence of emotional and visceral states on criminal decisions. It considers how factors such as anger, shame, fear, sexual arousal, anticipated regret, and self-conscious emotions can affect choices alongside deliberate reasoning.

The book includes conceptual and empirical research covering a range of offenses and situations, including robbery, street crime, pilfering, and sexually coercive behavior. Research methods discussed across the chapters include interviews, observations, experiments, questionnaires, and neuropsychological approaches.

Whether you're studying criminology, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, or behavioral decision making, Affect and Cognition in Criminal Decision Making provides research-based perspectives on how rational thought, emotion, and self-control interact in criminal behavior.