KU Leuven
CRIMINOLOGIS
CHE
PSYCHOLOGIE
READER
Justine Bert
2026
,Inhoud
Wat is criminologische psychologie?......................................................................................................9
Biological perspectives of forensic psychology.....................................................................................12
1. Introductie....................................................................................................................................12
2. De oorsprong van biologische forensische psychologie................................................................12
2.1 Meer hedendaagse biologische perspectieven van forensische psychologie.........................13
Psychological explanations of crime.....................................................................................................16
1. Summary.......................................................................................................................................16
2. Mental disorder and crime...........................................................................................................16
3. Mental disorder among offender.................................................................................................17
4. Criminal activity among mentally disordered people...................................................................18
5. Aspects of mental disorder of revelance to offending..................................................................19
5.1 psychopathie als persoonlijkheidsstoornis met sterke criminologische relevantie................20
6. Personality en crime.....................................................................................................................22
7. Specifieke karakteristieken...........................................................................................................24
Social explanations of crime.................................................................................................................28
1. Summary.......................................................................................................................................28
2. Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory................................................................................28
3. Social Learning Theory..................................................................................................................29
4. Family Influences..........................................................................................................................29
5. Parenting Styles............................................................................................................................30
6. Legal Socialisation.........................................................................................................................31
7. Social Bonding/ Control Theory....................................................................................................32
8. Deterrence Theory........................................................................................................................33
9. Situational Action Theory.............................................................................................................33
10. Legal Socialisation Theory...........................................................................................................34
11. Labelling Theory..........................................................................................................................34
11.1 stigma...................................................................................................................................35
12. Groups and Gangs.......................................................................................................................36
12.1 race and crime......................................................................................................................36
13. Gender and Deviance.................................................................................................................37
14. Criminal Development................................................................................................................38
15. Sociological Explanations............................................................................................................39
16. Conclusions.................................................................................................................................40
Veelplegers: feit of fictie?.....................................................................................................................40
Desistance of de stopzetting van een criminele carrière......................................................................42
1. Wat is desistance?........................................................................................................................42
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, 2. Waarom aandacht voor desistance?............................................................................................43
3. Verklaringen van desistance.........................................................................................................43
3.1 leeftijd als verklarende variabele............................................................................................44
3.2 het belang van sociale en psychologische gebeurtenissen.....................................................44
3.3 het belang van cognitieve processen of de rol van het individu zelf.......................................45
4. Desistance bij mannen en vrouwen..............................................................................................45
5. Interventies met het oog op desistance.......................................................................................45
Agression..............................................................................................................................................46
1. Wat is agressie?............................................................................................................................46
Agressie = gedrag gericht op een ander met de bedoeling om schade toe te brengen, waarbij:.....46
2. Prevalentie....................................................................................................................................46
3. Samenhangende kenmerken van reactieve en proactieve agressie.............................................47
4. Regulaties van gedrag, emoties en het zelf..................................................................................48
4.1 psychopathologie...................................................................................................................48
4.2 cognitieve bias........................................................................................................................49
4.3 social adjustment...................................................................................................................50
4.4 brein functie...........................................................................................................................50
4.5 genetische invloeden.............................................................................................................51
4.6 klinische relevantie................................................................................................................51
5. Evaluatie.......................................................................................................................................52
6. Samenvatting................................................................................................................................53
Daders van partnergeweld...................................................................................................................54
1. Inleiding........................................................................................................................................54
2. Verklaringen voor partnergeweld.................................................................................................54
3. Empirisch onderzoek: de (criminele) carrières van daders van partnergeweld............................56
4. Interventies..................................................................................................................................57
5. Conclusie......................................................................................................................................58
Child abuse & neglect...........................................................................................................................58
1. Introductie....................................................................................................................................58
1.1 challenges bij het adresseren van siblinggeweld....................................................................59
1.2 challenges bij het detecteren..................................................................................................59
1.3 challenges bij het ingrijpen.....................................................................................................59
1.4 Child abuse en neglect............................................................................................................59
2. the present study..........................................................................................................................60
2.1 procedure...............................................................................................................................60
2.2 data analyse............................................................................................................................60
3. Resultaten.....................................................................................................................................60
3.1 herkennen van sibling violence...............................................................................................61
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, 3.2 opsporen van sibling violence.................................................................................................61
3.3 ontwikkelen van adequate training........................................................................................61
3.4 ontwikkelen van een adequaat antwoord..............................................................................62
4. Discussie.......................................................................................................................................62
4.1 beperkingen............................................................................................................................63
4.2 conclusie.................................................................................................................................63
Adult perpetrated firesetting................................................................................................................64
1. Introductie....................................................................................................................................64
2. Terminologie.................................................................................................................................64
3. Prevalentie....................................................................................................................................64
4. Theoretische explicaties...............................................................................................................65
5. Karakteristieken van volwassen brandstichters............................................................................66
6. Klinische features..........................................................................................................................67
6.1 psychopathologie....................................................................................................................67
6.2 psychologische karaktertrekken.............................................................................................68
6.3 motivaties...............................................................................................................................68
6.4 risicofactoren voor recidive....................................................................................................68
7. Klinische applicaties: beoordeling en behandeling.......................................................................69
8. Conclusie......................................................................................................................................69
School violence.....................................................................................................................................70
1. Introductie....................................................................................................................................70
1.1 Research on school violence:..................................................................................................70
1.2 historical perspective..............................................................................................................71
1.3 school shooting as a subset of school violence.......................................................................72
1.4 research on targeted school violence:....................................................................................73
2. Karakteristieken van school shooters...........................................................................................74
2.1 rampage school shooters........................................................................................................74
2.2 psychological explanations.....................................................................................................75
2.3 social and cultural explanations..............................................................................................76
3.1 profiling...................................................................................................................................78
3.2 threat assessment...................................................................................................................78
4. Crisis interventie...........................................................................................................................81
4.1 crisis drills and preparing for active shooters.........................................................................81
4.2 responding to school tragedies...............................................................................................82
4.3 prevention..............................................................................................................................83
4.4 school safety planning............................................................................................................83
4.5 school safety pledges and student task forces........................................................................83
4.6 physical security......................................................................................................................84
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CRIMINOLOGIS
CHE
PSYCHOLOGIE
READER
Justine Bert
2026
,Inhoud
Wat is criminologische psychologie?......................................................................................................9
Biological perspectives of forensic psychology.....................................................................................12
1. Introductie....................................................................................................................................12
2. De oorsprong van biologische forensische psychologie................................................................12
2.1 Meer hedendaagse biologische perspectieven van forensische psychologie.........................13
Psychological explanations of crime.....................................................................................................16
1. Summary.......................................................................................................................................16
2. Mental disorder and crime...........................................................................................................16
3. Mental disorder among offender.................................................................................................17
4. Criminal activity among mentally disordered people...................................................................18
5. Aspects of mental disorder of revelance to offending..................................................................19
5.1 psychopathie als persoonlijkheidsstoornis met sterke criminologische relevantie................20
6. Personality en crime.....................................................................................................................22
7. Specifieke karakteristieken...........................................................................................................24
Social explanations of crime.................................................................................................................28
1. Summary.......................................................................................................................................28
2. Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory................................................................................28
3. Social Learning Theory..................................................................................................................29
4. Family Influences..........................................................................................................................29
5. Parenting Styles............................................................................................................................30
6. Legal Socialisation.........................................................................................................................31
7. Social Bonding/ Control Theory....................................................................................................32
8. Deterrence Theory........................................................................................................................33
9. Situational Action Theory.............................................................................................................33
10. Legal Socialisation Theory...........................................................................................................34
11. Labelling Theory..........................................................................................................................34
11.1 stigma...................................................................................................................................35
12. Groups and Gangs.......................................................................................................................36
12.1 race and crime......................................................................................................................36
13. Gender and Deviance.................................................................................................................37
14. Criminal Development................................................................................................................38
15. Sociological Explanations............................................................................................................39
16. Conclusions.................................................................................................................................40
Veelplegers: feit of fictie?.....................................................................................................................40
Desistance of de stopzetting van een criminele carrière......................................................................42
1. Wat is desistance?........................................................................................................................42
1
, 2. Waarom aandacht voor desistance?............................................................................................43
3. Verklaringen van desistance.........................................................................................................43
3.1 leeftijd als verklarende variabele............................................................................................44
3.2 het belang van sociale en psychologische gebeurtenissen.....................................................44
3.3 het belang van cognitieve processen of de rol van het individu zelf.......................................45
4. Desistance bij mannen en vrouwen..............................................................................................45
5. Interventies met het oog op desistance.......................................................................................45
Agression..............................................................................................................................................46
1. Wat is agressie?............................................................................................................................46
Agressie = gedrag gericht op een ander met de bedoeling om schade toe te brengen, waarbij:.....46
2. Prevalentie....................................................................................................................................46
3. Samenhangende kenmerken van reactieve en proactieve agressie.............................................47
4. Regulaties van gedrag, emoties en het zelf..................................................................................48
4.1 psychopathologie...................................................................................................................48
4.2 cognitieve bias........................................................................................................................49
4.3 social adjustment...................................................................................................................50
4.4 brein functie...........................................................................................................................50
4.5 genetische invloeden.............................................................................................................51
4.6 klinische relevantie................................................................................................................51
5. Evaluatie.......................................................................................................................................52
6. Samenvatting................................................................................................................................53
Daders van partnergeweld...................................................................................................................54
1. Inleiding........................................................................................................................................54
2. Verklaringen voor partnergeweld.................................................................................................54
3. Empirisch onderzoek: de (criminele) carrières van daders van partnergeweld............................56
4. Interventies..................................................................................................................................57
5. Conclusie......................................................................................................................................58
Child abuse & neglect...........................................................................................................................58
1. Introductie....................................................................................................................................58
1.1 challenges bij het adresseren van siblinggeweld....................................................................59
1.2 challenges bij het detecteren..................................................................................................59
1.3 challenges bij het ingrijpen.....................................................................................................59
1.4 Child abuse en neglect............................................................................................................59
2. the present study..........................................................................................................................60
2.1 procedure...............................................................................................................................60
2.2 data analyse............................................................................................................................60
3. Resultaten.....................................................................................................................................60
3.1 herkennen van sibling violence...............................................................................................61
2
, 3.2 opsporen van sibling violence.................................................................................................61
3.3 ontwikkelen van adequate training........................................................................................61
3.4 ontwikkelen van een adequaat antwoord..............................................................................62
4. Discussie.......................................................................................................................................62
4.1 beperkingen............................................................................................................................63
4.2 conclusie.................................................................................................................................63
Adult perpetrated firesetting................................................................................................................64
1. Introductie....................................................................................................................................64
2. Terminologie.................................................................................................................................64
3. Prevalentie....................................................................................................................................64
4. Theoretische explicaties...............................................................................................................65
5. Karakteristieken van volwassen brandstichters............................................................................66
6. Klinische features..........................................................................................................................67
6.1 psychopathologie....................................................................................................................67
6.2 psychologische karaktertrekken.............................................................................................68
6.3 motivaties...............................................................................................................................68
6.4 risicofactoren voor recidive....................................................................................................68
7. Klinische applicaties: beoordeling en behandeling.......................................................................69
8. Conclusie......................................................................................................................................69
School violence.....................................................................................................................................70
1. Introductie....................................................................................................................................70
1.1 Research on school violence:..................................................................................................70
1.2 historical perspective..............................................................................................................71
1.3 school shooting as a subset of school violence.......................................................................72
1.4 research on targeted school violence:....................................................................................73
2. Karakteristieken van school shooters...........................................................................................74
2.1 rampage school shooters........................................................................................................74
2.2 psychological explanations.....................................................................................................75
2.3 social and cultural explanations..............................................................................................76
3.1 profiling...................................................................................................................................78
3.2 threat assessment...................................................................................................................78
4. Crisis interventie...........................................................................................................................81
4.1 crisis drills and preparing for active shooters.........................................................................81
4.2 responding to school tragedies...............................................................................................82
4.3 prevention..............................................................................................................................83
4.4 school safety planning............................................................................................................83
4.5 school safety pledges and student task forces........................................................................83
4.6 physical security......................................................................................................................84
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