A Neo-Cognitive Model of Crime

This paper presents a new paradigm for criminological inquiry that transcends the field's present base of assumptions and theories. Herein, the principles of the Psychology of Mind, POM, (Suarez and Mills, 1982; Suarez, Mills and Stewart, 1987) have been translated into a neo-cognitive model of crime. The four main principles of POM are: (1) The Principle of Thought; (2) The Principle of Separate Realities; (3) The Principle of Levels of Counsciousness; and (4) The Principle of Feelings and Emotions. These four principles or constants are shown to connect in an exact manner the variables of thought, perception, motivation, emotion, and behavior of all delinquent and criminal offenders. Furthermore, these principles clearly reveal ways to prevent and reverse the process the results in crime. Finally, evidence in support of this new perspective is reviewed, implications for crime prevention and control are discussed, programming models presented, and the possibility of a major breakthrough in criminological...