Violent Crime

Question 1

violence vs aggression?

Answer 1

• Violence -> aggression with extreme harm as goal

Aggression -> harm to others as goal, can be socially valued

Question 2

two forms of aggression

Answer 2

reactive -> responding aggressively to things other ppl do

instrumental -> goal oriented aggression often against a stranger

Question 3

Situational Action Theory (Wikstrom)

Answer 3

violence faciliated by…

1. propensity (natural tendency)
2. situation context
3. absence of deterrents

Question 4

La Lumiere’s three types of offenders

Answer 4

Young male syndrome

disadvantaged adult male

psychopath

Question 5

violence risk assessment

Answer 5

unstructured professional judgement

actuarial risk assessment

structured professional judgement

Question 6

VRAG

Answer 6

statistically analyzed impt risk factors that predicted violent recidivism

studied male psychiatric patients

mostly static factors

no control group

Question 7

HCR-20

Answer 7

historical, clinical, risk

professional override

generalizable