PSYC 3020- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 82 pages long!)
5 Oct 2017
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Forensic psychology can be defined in a narrow or broad fashion. Clinical forensic psychologists are primarily interested in mental health as they pertain to law. Clinical forensic psychologists might also be interested in: divorce and cild custody mediation, determinations of criminal responsibility (insanity) and fitness to stand trial. The history of forensic psychology is marked by many important milestones, in both the research laboratory and in the courtroom. America, by the early 1900s, forensic psychologists were active in many different parts of the. Currently, forensic psychology is viewed as a distinct and specialized discipline, with its own textbooks, journals and professional associations. Box 1. 2: biological, sociological and psychological theories of crime: Biological: sheldo(cid:374)"s (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1008)(cid:1013)(cid:895) (cid:272)o(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)al theory: (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e is a produ(cid:272)t of a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s (cid:271)od(cid:455) (cid:271)uild: endomorphs (pear shaped, hourglass, obese), mesomorphs (muscular) and ectomorphs (skinny) were linked to temperaments and therefore different types of crime: Mesomorph- bold and aggressive- predisposed to violent crime o.
