Cognitive - Gudjonsson

Question 1

Method : Gudjonsson and Singh ??

Answer 1

42 items in “blame attribution inventory” to measure the offenders type of offence and attributions of blame

Question 2

Participant used

Answer 2

80 criminals - sentence in Northern Ireland

20: committed violence : homicides and body harm
40: sex offenders : rape + paedo
20: property offences = theft and burglary

Question 3

Aim

Answer 3

To examine the relationship between types of offences and the attribution offenders make about their criminal acts

Question 4

Results ..

Answer 4

Need to see table with results in booklet

External attributions highest in violent offenders than sexual offenders

Question 5

Conclusion

Answer 5

Offenders attribute blame for their crime differently = diff types of crime

Question 6

What did G and B compare their findings to?

Answer 6

Earlier study in the Uk.

Found high consistency is the way criminals attribute their criminal behaviour