SOC WEL 198 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Criminal Psychology
27 Sep 2016
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First quiz in two weeks (week 4, september 14) 6 multiple choice questions at 1 point each. 2 short answer questions at 2 points each. First paper due in 3 weeks (week 5, september 21) Discuss a specific mental or biological disorder that has a correlation with criminality. You get into a heated argument with another person. An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by the law. An action or activity that, although not illegal, is considered to be evil, shameful, or wrong. Victimless: running a red light, gambling, drug use, prostitution. Dramatic fallacy: most publicized offenses are far more dramatic than those commonly found in real life. Media is carried away by a horror-distortion sequence, and take a horror story and run with it. Ingenuity fallacy: the false image of the criminal derived from the media also creates this. Criminals must be smart or tough to do something.
