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what are the 4 main individualistic policies in dealing with criminal behaviour?

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  1. psychoanalysis treatment
  2. behaviour modification
  3. social skills training
  4. anger management
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what is psychoanalysis treatment?

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a treatment where patients verbalise repressed thoughts which led to the criminal activity

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what is the assumption made in regards to psychoanalysis treatment?

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that any psychological problems caused during development, or repressed trauma is embedded in the unconscious mind

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what does psychoanalysis treatment do?

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it tries to bring the repressed thoughts to the conscious mind where they can be dealt with

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what does the analyst allow during psychoanalysis treatment?

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free association so the patient can talk about whatever enters their mind, this is done with the patient lying on a sofa facing away from the analyst

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why is psychoanalysis treatment least favoured?

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because it is time consuming and is unlikely to produce quick answers

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what did Blackburn say about psychoanalysis treatment in 1993?

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he pointed out there were very few positive evaluations of this method

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what did Andrews et al argue about psychoanalysis treatment in 1990?

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traditional psychodynamic therapies are to be avoided within general samples of offenders

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what does the nature of psychoanalysis treatment create?

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a power imbalance between therapist and client that could raise ethical issues e.g. a patient could discover very painful memories that were deliberately repressed

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what did a 2010 study conclude about psychoanalysis treatment?

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that it works as well as, or is at least equivalent to other psychotherapy treatments such as cognitive behaviour therapy

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which theory does psychoanalysis treatment link to?

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psychodynamic

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which theory does behaviour modification treatment link to?

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learning theories

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what does behaviour modification treatment focus on?

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techniques to extinguish undesirable behaviours and promote desirable ones

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what is the underpinning principle of behaviour modification treatment?

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behaviours that are reinforced are strengthened, whereas behaviours that are punished are weakened

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with regards to behaviour modification treatment, why is criminal behaviour punished?

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to weaken the thought process leading to illegal behaviour

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what is the token economy in regards to behaviour modification treatment?

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it is one aspect of behaviour modification where a token is given for a desired action, which is later exchanged for a treat e.g. prisoners who follow rules can earn privileges in the ‘Incentives and Earned privileges scheme’ such as more visits.

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according to the Prison Reform trust what does the Incentives and Earned privileges scheme promote in regards to behaviour modification treatment?

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conforming through rational choice letting people earn benefits if they behave responsibly and ensures a more disciplined and controlled environment

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what behaviour modification treatment work did Fo and O’Donnel do in 1975?

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they devised a buddy system in which adult volunteers were assigned to a young offender to provide consistent reinforcement for socially acceptable ways of acting, while this appears to have improved the behaviour of serious offenders, its impact on those who had committed less serious offences was mixed

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in regards to behaviour modification treatment, what does evidence regarding the token economy suggest?

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that they have short term effectiveness with both young offenders (shown by the work of Hobbs & Holt 1976) and adult offenders (shown by the work of Allyon & Milan 1979)
however, the improvements tend not to generalise beyond the institution in the longer term

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in regards to individualistic policy development, what do social skills training aim to improve?

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skills to become more socially competent, once training has stopped, the benefit can be forgotten in the long term

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what does anger management do?

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aim to avoid violent offences taking place by people unable to control their anger

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in regards to individualistic policy development, what did Novaco suggest in 1975 relating to anger management?

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offenders can’t deal with their anger, it tends to be expressed in anti-social ways.
in an anger management programme cognitive behaviour techniques are used to help offenders deal with it more effectively

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what are the 3 main biological policies in dealing with criminal behaviour?

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neurochemicals
eugenics
the death penalty

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what was Gesch et al’s 2002 neurochemical study?

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231 (young male adult prisoner) volunteers agreed to receive either a daily vitamin or a placebo drug, it compared violent acts and disciplinary actions from the start of the test and at the end

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what was the result of Gesch et al's 2002 neurochemical study?
the average number of disciplinary incidents dropped by 35% in the supplement group whereas the placebo group only dropped by 6.7% violent incidents in the supplement group dropped by 37% and in the placebo group only 10.1%
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what did Gesch et al's 2002 neurochemical study demonstrate?
that it's possible for diet to positively impact on aggressive behaviour
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what did Virkkunen et al find in 1987 as part of a neurochemical study?
that violent offenders had a lower than average serotonin turnover, this can be treated by a diet with foods that contain serotonin: salmon or fresh tuna
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what neurochemical scheme took place in 2012?
a pilot scheme which provided chemical castration for sex offenders in HMP Whatton, volunteers were given a pill or an anti-libidinal psychopharmacological intervention, to reduce their sex drive; the treatment was positively received by the prisoners
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what does the study of eugenics claim?
inheritance of genes could explain human behavioural characteristics and claims that biology has contributed towards many of the social problems throughout the late 19th century
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what does eugenics advocate for?
higher rates of sexual reproduction for people with desirable traits only
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what claims did eugenics follow?
that sterilisation laws would prevent incarcerated criminals from giving birth to 'criminal' offspring
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what support did Osbourne and West provide for eugenics?
40% of boys whose father had a criminal record had one too, compared to 12% of boys whose fathers didn't
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what happened in 2015 in regards to eugenics?
a UK judge gave an order allowing a mother of 6 with learning disabilities to be sterilised
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what is the death penalty?
perhaps the most extreme biologically driven policy (capital punishment or state execution)
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according to Amnesty International how many people were executed in 2019 excluding China?
657
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how did the permanent abolition of the death penalty come about in the UK?
the temporary abolition in 1965 didn't lead to a soar in murder rates, so the permanent abolition of the death penalty for murder came about in 1969
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what did statistics from the USA show in 2015 about the murder rate in death penalty states compared to non-death penalty states?
death penalty states had seen an increase of 25%
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what do the stats from the USA in 2015 regarding the death penalty suggest?
it isn't a deterrent at all, because often people kill in the heat of the moment and therefore it is unlikely they make reasoned decisions based on a fear of the death sentence
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what is a punitive law?
a law that intends to punish
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what is a concurrent prison sentence?
when 2 or more prison sentences are given and ordered to be served at the same time
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what is a consecutive prison sentence?
served one after another
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what is a suspended prison sentence?
served in the community with conditions often relating to unpaid work
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what is a determinate prison sentence?
of a fixed length
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what is an indeterminate prison sentence?
of no fixed length
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what are the 6 main sociological theories in dealing with criminal behaviour?
restorative justice penal populism prison zero tolerance CCTV multi-agency approach
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what is penal populism?
the government's attempts at proposing laws to punish offenders that will be popular with public
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what did David Wilson say in 2014 in regards to penal populism?
it started as a result of the Jamie Burger case in 1993 when there was concerns of violence in the community
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what happened in regards to penal populism as a result of the media?
political parties decided they needed to be tough on crime, leading to the prison population increasing the UK has more life sentences than the whole of Europe combined
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in regards to penal populism what have political parties introduced since Tony Blair?
punitive laws to be tough on crime and this has resulted in punishments e.g.minimum fixed term custodial sentence
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what is a custodial sentence?
a punishment of being sent to prison
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what is prison?
a way society tries to control crime
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what does the HM prison services website say?
"We help those in prison lead law abiding and useful lives, both while in prison and when released."
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what are the 5 types of prison sentences?
concurrent consecutive suspended determinate indeterminate
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what has happened to the prison population in the last 30 years?
it has increased by 70%
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who has the highest imprisonment rates in Western Europe?
Scotland, England and Wales
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what is zero tolerance?
it demands all crimes are acted on no matter how trivial they are
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where has zero tolerance been used?
King's Cross London, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Strathclyde
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what did former Cleveland Police Superintendent Ray Mallon promise to do in regards to zero tolerance?
cut crime in his area by 20% in 18 months using zero tolerance or else he would quit
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what is zero tolerance based on?
Kelling and Wilson's broken windows theory in 1982, which suggested a link between disorder and crime
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in regards to zero tolerance what did New York see?
major crime fall by 39% and murder by 49%
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in regards to zero tolerance how did Mallon's mission go?
he fulfilled it and reduced crime in his area by 22%
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what is a negative of zero tolerance?
aggressive policing could lead to accusations of heavy-handedness by police and the possibility of racial tension, if people feel victimised e.g. George Floyd
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what is the multi-agency approach?
the cooperation between agencies which is important to increase the detecting of crimes and preventing them e.g. for domestic abuse
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in regards to the multi-agency approach, what did the section 5 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 do?
place a statutory duty on local authorities, police, health authorities to work together to tackle problems of crime and disorder in their area
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give 2 examples of forms of the multi-agency approach.
1. the police,Trading standards and environmental health to decrease alcohol disorder offences 2. specialist police officers working with resettlement workers and substance misuse team to tackle repeat drug offending
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what is CCTV?
one of the first requests made by the police at the start of their enquiries, the identification of a potential perpetrator being difficult if there is no CCTV, a policy working as a deterrent to crime
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does CCTV work as a deterrent to crime?
according to the 2013 College of Policing's briefing it can make a small but statistically significant reduction in crime, it is more effective when directed at reducing theft, while it has no impact on violent crime
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what can CCTV do as an investigative technique?
provide compelling evidence e.g. the haunting image of Jamie Bulger being led away by 2 10year olds : Venables and Thompson
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what is restorative justice?
a voluntary process involving the offender and the victim and also a trained facilitator who works with them to talk about what happened and what can be done to fix it
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when can restorative justice take place?
at any time in the judicial process, government funding has been provided to make the process more available to victims
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what does restorative justice allow victims to do?
have a voice and can make offenders accountable for their actions
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according to the 2017 Prison Fellowship website, what can restorative justice reduce?
PTSD in victims and motivate offenders to turn away from crime
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what was found in 2001 in regards to restorative justice?
the majority of victims chose to participate in face to face meetings with the offender, when offered by a trained facilitator, and that 85% of victims who took part were satisfied with the process
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what did the government's analysis of research into restorative justice conclude?
that it reduces the frequency of reoffending by 14%

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