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Psychology: Forensic

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Decks in this class (9)

Ways of Offender Profiling
Define offender profiling 1,
Identify the 3 ways of offender p...,
Outline the top down approach to ...
12  cards
Historical Approach to Explaining Offending Behaviour – Lombroso’s Atavistic Form
Outline lombroso s atavistic form...,
Give a strength of lombroso s ata...,
Give a limitation of lombroso s a...
5  cards
Biological Explanations for Offending Behaviour (Genetic and Neural)
Outline the genetic explanation f...,
Give a strength of the genetic ex...,
Give another strength of the gene...
10  cards
Psychological Explanation for Offending Behaviour – Eysenck’s Theory of the Criminal Personality
What is eysenck s theory of the c...,
What characteristic do offenders ...,
What type of behavior is associat...
14  cards
Psychological Explanation for Offending Behaviour - Differential Association Theory
What does the differential associ...,
What are the two main factors tha...,
What is a strength of the differe...
7  cards
Psychodynamic Explanation for Offending Behaviour - Psychodynamic Explanation
What does the psychodynamic expla...,
What is a weak superego 2,
What is a deviant superego 3
8  cards
Cognitive Explanations for Offending Behaviour
Identify the two cognitive explan...,
Outline kohlberg s levels of mora...,
Give a strength of kohlberg s lev...
11  cards
Aims of Custodial Sentencing
What is the aim of deterrence in ...,
What is the aim of incapacitation...,
What is the aim of rehabilitation...
12  cards
Psychological Effects of Custodial Sentencing
What is institutionalisation in t...,
What is brutalisation in the cont...,
What are the mental health effect...
12  cards
Ways of Dealing with Offending Behaviour/Reducing Recidivism
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Define recidivism 2,
Identify 4 ways of dealing with o...
11  cards

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