PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Homicide, Specific Weight, Crisis Management
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When surveyed about their perceptions of crime, canadians rated government information as having a moderate influence and academic contributions as having none. Intra-individual differences: differences in criminal conduct within an individ across time and situations. Inter-individual differences: differences in criminal conduct b/w individ. Psychology focuses on individ, sociology focuses on groups. Forensic psychology: any application of psych to the legal system. Correctional psychologists conduct crisis management and individ and group psychotherapy with general population inmates and with offenders that have mental disorders/substance abuse. Socio explanations that regard factors like age, gender, social class give some insight into groups of individ. >i. e younger males are more likely to be involved in criminal behaviour . At the macro level, the objective is to understand crime as a large-scale social phenomenon (strain theory) >as the perspective narrows, importance of socialization and influence of community, family and peer groups becomes of greater interest (differential association theory)
