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Definition of Criminological Psychology
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Define criminological psychology, showing understanding that it is about the definitions and causes of crime and the identification, judgement and treatment of criminals.
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Definition of Criminological Psychology
Define
a specialised ares that uses psychological knowledge to help understand criminal behaviour.
Investigates the causes of crime by examining social and personality issues that can be contributory factors.
deals with legal aspects of crime such as...
courtroom procedures
eyewitness testimony
policing techniques that are used to judge criminals
key roles to develop treatment programmes for offenders
used in community or prison to rehabilitate and prevent recidivism
concerned with identifying offenders and predicting future crimes using profiling techniques
Terminology
Crime
the breach of one or more rules or laws for which governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a punishment
often seen as socially constructed/altered according to historical, cultural and power dimensions
e.g. attempted suicide was regarded as a criminal offence until 1901
designated according to age and intention
Those suffering from some forms of psychiatric illness are considered incapable of this aspect of criminal behaviour
Recidivism
rate of criminal reoffending
Modelling
a way of learning by imitating the behaviours of others
Token Economy
a treatment that involves giving secondary reinforcement for desirable behaviour
that can be saved and exchanged for primary reinforcement
Anti-social behaviour
virtually any intimidating or threatening activity that scare you or damages your quality of life
rowdy, noisy behaviour, 'yoobish'
ASBO
Stereotyping
classifying members of a social group as if they were all the same
treating individuals belonging to that group as if no other characteristics were important
eyewitness testimony
the statement given by a witness about an event/crime
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