CRCJ 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Psychopathy Checklist, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Research On The Effects Of Violence In Mass Media

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRCJ 1000
• Professor: Erin Mc Cuaig

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Psychological theories of crime: psychologists typically approach the problem of understanding, explaining and predicting the criminality by developing theories of personality or learning that account fo(cid:396) a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) i(cid:374) a spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) situatio(cid:374) Motivation to commit deviant acts arises primarily out of a desire for material goods or a need for excitement. If these acts cannot be satisfied in a socially approved manner, an illegal act may be chosen. The motivation to commit delinquent acts will be influenced by psychological variables, including the individuals learning history and the beliefs he or she may have internalized regarding criminal behaviour. Community psychology: a perspective that analyzes social problems, including crime, as largely a product of organizational and institutional characteristics of society. It is closely related to sociology: u(cid:272)h ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologists (cid:448)ie(cid:449) so(cid:272)ial p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)s f(cid:396)o(cid:373) (cid:449)hat rappapo(cid:396)t (cid:894)1977(cid:895) has te(cid:396)(cid:373)ed (cid:862)le(cid:448)els of a(cid:374)al(cid:455)sis(cid:863) pe(cid:396)spe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e. At this level, the emphasis is on the values and policies underlying institutional functioning.