PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Vehicle Insurance, Schizophrenia, Predictive Validity
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Dangerous offender section of the criminal code of canada: not black and white, risk levels according to aggression. Defining aggression and violence: aggression any behavior directed towards another individual that is carried out with the proximate (immediate) intent to cause harm (anderson & bushman, 2002) Doesn"t have to physical violence i. e. can be speaking maliciously about people: violence - aggression that has extreme harm as its goal (anderson & Bushman, 2002: canadian criminal code defines violence includes physical harm and the significant threat of psychological harm. Prevalence of violence: 1 in 8 criminal incidents in canada, only 33% of violent incidents are reported to the police (2004) , highest reporting for: robbery, physical assault, sexual assault, classes of assault. Simple assault: assault that requires no medical attention. Assault causing bodily harm: have to go to hospital for splint, stitches, etc. Aggravated assault: injury that is potentially life-threatening (i. e. stabbing)
