Forensics (Ms Dennehy)

• Forensic Topics:

  Offender Profiling:

  • The Top-Down Approach
  • The Bottom-Up Approach

  Biological Explanations:

  • An Historical Approach
  • Genetic & Neural

  Psychological Explanations:

  • Eysenck's Theory
  • Cognitive
  • Differential Association
  • Psychodynamic Approach

  Dealing with Offender Behaviour:

  • Custodial Sentencing
  • Behaviour Modification
  • Anger Management
  • Restorative Justice