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LECTURE 8

CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY

INDEX

1. OVERVIEW

2. THE CRIMINAL ACT

3. EYE WITNESS

4. CRIMINAL PROFILING

5. TERRORISM

6. CRIME TRENDS

7. HOMEWORK

OVERVIEW

KEY AREAS

  • criminal profiling
  • crime trends
  • effective mental health treatment for offenders
  • effective treatment for substance abusers
  • techniques for jury selection
  • impact of divorce
  • custody
  • separation
  • visitation on children

BORN OR MADE?

QUESTIONAIRE

HANS J. EYSENCK – PERSONALITY & CRIME

Theory incorporates biological, sociological and psychological factors but emphasises the innate (nature side of the debate)

EXTRAVERSION
NEUROTICISM
What is the perfect criminal personality?

P – Psychoticism – ( Aggressive, cold, impulsive, etc.) E – Extraversion – (Sociable, assertive, carefree, etc.) N – Neuroticism – (Anxious, depressed, irrational)

Yochelson and Samenow (1976)

ALL CRIMINALS HAVE "THINKING ERRORS"

52 different thinking errors were identified.The 52 were categorised in to 3 main categories:
  • Crime-related thinking errors
  • Automatic thinking errors – for example a lack of empathy
  • Criminal thinking patterns – for example the need for power and control

THE CRIMINAL ACT

WHAT ACTUALLY IS A CRIMINAL ACT?

A criminal act requires two elements to be present, a behavioural element (actus reus) and a mental element (mens rea)

MENS REA

ACTUS REUS

MENTAL COMPONENT

BEHAVIOURAL COMPONENT

EXAMPLE
EXERCISE
ANSWER
HOWEVER

ACTUS REUS VS MENS REA

THOUGHTS?

MURDER WHILE SLEEPWALKING?

ANOTHER PERSON? (The conduct was actually caused by the actions of another, causing the accused to act a particular way)

FACTORS AFFECTING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR

WATCH AND TAKE NOTES

EYE WITNESS

CAR VIDEO

Q1)
Q2)
Q3)

CRIMINAL PROFILING

SERIAL KILLERS

WHAT OTHER FACTORS MIGHT WE CONSIDER?

THE FBI PROFILING PROCESS

STAGE 1 DATA ASSIMILATION

STAGE 3CRIME SCENE RECONSTRUCTION

STAGE 4PROFILE GENERATION

STAGE 2CRIME SCENE CLASSIFICATION

CRIMINAL PROFILING

WATCH AND TAKE NOTES

TERRORISM

A PROCESS

ARE TERRORISTS INHERENTLY BAD PEOPLE?

SUICIDE BOMBER PROCESS

(DENNIS HOWITT 2018)

PERSONAL COMMITMENT

GROUP COMMITMENT

INDOCTRINATION

High-authority members regularly engage with potential bomber to keep motivation high.

Video recording highlighting intent of potential bomber to take this action. Writes letters for the family in preperation. Referred to as the "living martyr".

By mutually committing to carry out suicide attacks, some of the consequences of doubts are dealt with.

CRIME TRENDS

DEFENCE VS PROSECUTION

D.B is a 16 white male with poor education and a difficult childhood. He is being accused of robbery.

TASK The prosecution has brought you in as an expert in your field to use CRIME TRENDS/STATS as evidence of his likelihood of being GUILTY

TASK The defence has brought you in as an expert in your field to use CRIME TRENDS/STATS as evidence of his likelihood of being NOT GUILTY

HOMEWORK

WRITE AT LEAST 250 WORDS ON "STOCKHOLM SYNDROME". INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: WHAT IS IT HOW DID IT COME ABOUT KEY FEATURES UPLOAD FRIDAY 28TH MARCH 11.59PM