Individualistic Policies Flashcards
What are the two individualistic policies
Token economy
Psychoanalysis - policy development
Treating criminals
Who developed the policy development
Freud
What does the policy development encourage
Patients to verbalise their thoughts
What was the aim of the policy development
To uncover repressed, unconscious thoughts which are believed to have caused criminal behaviour
What is an disadvantage of the Freud policy
Doesn’t account for every crime/individual
What is the token economy
A behaviour modification programme
How does the token economy work
Many different ways. One of which is
Tokens are exchanged for rewards
Two advantages of the token economy
Can be implemented easily and cheap I’ll
Effective for serious offenders
Two disadvantages of the token economy
Less effective for less serious offenders
Could be used for required behaviour instead of desirable behaviour
What are the two ways criminals can be treated
Punishment
Treatment
Two advantages of using punishment for criminals
Deter criminals from committing crimes
Comforting for the victim and the family
Two disadvantages of using punishments for criminals
Doesn’t always work - reoffending rates
Punishment may not fit the crime
An advantages of using treatment for criminals
Allows criminals to go back into a society
Two disadvantages of using treatments for criminals
Might not work
Not considered a real punishment
