Sykes and Matza (1957) propose that all behaviour, whether social or deviant, is learned by the process of social interactions. This proposal is based on Sutherland’s theory of differential association. Sutherland (1974) asserts that all criminal and...

A number of studies have shown that individuals will show consistency in their offending behaviour when they are defined as targeting a person. For example, Heng Choon et al (2012), Piquero, Jennings & Barnes (2012) and Deane, Armstrong & Felson...

Investigative Psychology is a framework for the integration of a diverse range of aspects of psychology into all areas of criminal and civil investigation. It is concerned with all the forms of criminality that may be examined by the police, from arson and...

WELCOME Welcome to the International Academy for Investigative Psychology’s 17th international conference, hosted by the Investigative Psychology Research Unit at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. The International Academy...