ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Psychosis, Hallucination, Criminal Psychology
24 Sep 2020
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In australia, offenders with serious mental health disorders are, subject to meeting strict criteria, diverted from the criminal justice system to a forensic mental health system. Psychopaths" have a high number of both the behavioural and personality features: a very small number of offenders, even serious offenders, meet diagnostic criteria for psychopathy. Psychological theories of crime - applying interpersonal theory to understanding offending behaviour. What is theory: building blocks for organising knowledge, theories. Testable: diverse set of theories of crime. Psychological: well over 30 theories of crime. Linking theory to practice: understanding the causes of crime. Proximal and distal causes: evidence based criminal justice policy and practice. Using theory and research to inform the development of policy and practice. Criminal justice interventions: assistance with responses to crime, e. g. detection, crime control. Profiling: offender profilers try to determine likely characteristics of offenders from crime scene/behaviour, assumptions, basis:
