Offence Paralleling Behaviour (OPB) as a Framework for Assessment and Interventions with Offenders

Abstract

This chapter contains section titled: Serial Analysis of Offending Organization of the Offence Process Using Mapping to Generate and Test Hypotheses about OPB Evaluation of OPB Formulation Vignette: A Case lllustration Using Differences Between the Two Mappings to Generate Hypotheses Using ‘State’ as a Key to the Function of the Behaviour Behaviour as a Series of Questions The Interpersonal Nature of the Offence Process Offence Parallelling Behaviour Models can Take Various Different Forms Developmental Analysis of OPBs The Origins of Repeated Offending and Repetitious Offence Paralleling Behaviour Situational Variation Using Offence Paralleling Behaviour as a Focus for Intervention Using Offence Paralleling Behaviour as Part of a Risk-management Strategy Other Forms of Paralleling Behaviour Conclusion Note