BASIC INFO
What does Criminal Psychology study? (1/3)
1) Why individuals commit crimes
2) Evaluate likelihood to re-commit crimes in the future
3) Think critically about one’s behaviour/actions following their crimes
What does Criminal Psychology mainly focus on?
Criminal Behaviour
Can psychology help reduce crime?
Yes, Psychologists can understand how criminals choose victims.
Does criminal profiling still exist to date?
yes, its still in use today.
What is the percentage of young people that re-commit crimes?
68%
Do criminal psychologists work internally or externally?
Internally
Criminology & Psychology are closely related as both rely on the understanding of _____ ?
Human Behaviour
What inferences does criminal profiling involve?
The physical, habitual, emotional, psychological, and vocational characteristics of suspected criminals.
True or False, the way a person is raised can be a contributing factor as to why someone would commit a crime.
True!
What enforcement do criminal and forensic psychologists work for?
Law enforcement
What is the MMPI-2 used for?
Reports the measure one's psychological state
Is criminal profiling and racial profiling the SAME thing?
Why or why not?
No.
Racial profiling has been declared unconstitutional for the violation of the U.S 14th Amendment equal protection clause.
Criminal profiling benefits law enforcement and protection of citizens.
Impulsiveness, Emotionless and Lack of ____ are possible/common traits on the aftermath of an offender.
Self Control
What kind of LAW do forensic psychologists often work with?
Civil and Criminal Law
Some characteristics that help determine a likely offender include...
Personality Traits, Behaviour Patterns, Demographic Variables
Describe Criminal Profiling.
A technique used to identify the perpetrator of a crime by identifying the characteristics of the offender, with the crime committed.
how does "Lack of Employment" correlate to a person's likeliness to re-commit?
Most Employers don't hire criminals, giving them a sense of lost hope and temptations to go back to their old habits.
What do both crim. & foren. psychologists seek to understand?
Criminal behaviours and thought processes.
How is Psychology used in Criminal Psychology?
Criminal Profiler looks at the evidence from crime scenes and infers the characteristics of the likely offender
How is criminal profiling used by professionals?
By protocols/practice that are apart of the CP methodology. detailed resumes are necessary to avoid fraud and negligence.