Creativity and crime a psychological analysis
Creativity is typically perceived to be a positive, constructive attribute and yet, highly effective, novel crimes are committed which illustrate that creativity can also be utilised to serve a darker and more destructive end. But how can these 'creative criminals' be stopped? Adopting a p...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797948706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Creativity and Crime; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Introduction; Chapter One Creativity and crime; The main thrust of this book; Why study crime and creativity?; Creativity; 'Second-generation' creativity; 'Unhooking' creativity from the arts; Focus on products; Malevolent creativity; The dimensions of malevolence; Types of malevolent creativity; Crime; The relationship between crime and creativity; Social sciences and crime; The cultural approach; The individualistic approach; The rationale of this book; Chapter Two The social science approach to crime
- The contribution of social sciencesGeography; Sociology; Subcultural deviance; Cultural disorganisation; Anthropology; Forensic anthropology; Cultural anthropology; Design; Urban design; Shop design; Ethnography; Psychological approaches; Forensic psychology; Clinical approaches to crime; Criminogenic factors; Special features of the psychological approach; Structuralist vs individualist approaches; Chapter Three Basic creativity concepts; Creative Products; Novel, relevant, and effective products; Functional creative products; Kinds of creative product; Everyday creativity
- Generality vs specificity of creativityWhere do creative products come from?; Creativity as a system; The 6Ps of creativity; Press (environmental and social factors); Process; Personal properties; Personal motivation; Personal feelings/mood; The link between the 6Ps and crime; Chapter Four The paradoxes of creativity; Bundles of paradoxes; Paradoxical processes; The paradoxical personality; The Press paradox; The phases of creativity; The extended phase model; Interactions among the 6Ps; Practical implications of the paradoxes; Chapter Five General enchantment with creativity
- Failure to consider the negative dimension of creativityThe bright side of creativity; Creativity is good by definition; Creativity fosters beauty; Creativity encapsulates the essence of humanity; Creativity is of divine origin; The benefits brought by creativity; Benefits for the individual; Benefits for the society; Innovation; Education; Ambivalence about creativity; Ambivalence in school settings; Problems arising from intoxication with creativity; Difficulty taking a stand against crime; Chapter Six The dark side of creativity; The dark/light balance; The subjectivity of benevolence
- The balance of benefitThe dark side; The dark side of Product; The dark side of Process; The dark side of Person; Moral darkness; The social utility of moral creativity; Chapter Seven Creativity and crime; Process; The social environment and deviance; Person; Creative personal traits and crime; Negative personal traits and creativity; Motivation and feelings/emotions; The fine line between crime and creativity; The lure of self-aggrandisement; The similarities - overview; Common source of positive and negative creativity; Evolutionary psychology; General arousal theory
- Where do the differences lie?
