criminal psychology knowledge organiser#

• what are the different types of crimes

  violent

  drug related

  acquisitive

  sexual

  anti-social
• crime as a social construct


  criminal behaviour is subjective and that it changes over time and culture
• deviation from norms


  when behaviour goes against what is socially accepted as normal
• how is crime measured

  official statistics and self-report
• SLT


  Identification of role models

  Observation and imitation

  Vicarious reinforcement

  Direct reinforcement and internalisation
• direct reinforcement


  when a behaviour is strengthened and likely to be repeated due to positive outcomes for the individual
• Vicarious reinforcement


  When a behaviour is strengthened by an individual observing the same behaviour rewarded in another person
• internalisation


  the process whereby a behaviour becomes an integral part of an individuals personality due to constant reinforcement
• criticisms of social learning theories


  focuses too much on nurture and ignores the role of nature

  where did it come from

  if this is correct then crime should reduce

  what about people with no bad role models
• IV of Cooper and Mackie 


  type of game being played
• DV of Cooper and Mackie


  level of aggression and whether the aggressive toy was picked and how long it was done for
• CRITICISMS of cooper and mackie


  Lacks ecological validity

  age bias

  culture bias

  only immediate results were tested
• What are the three personality traits that Eysenk suggested

  PEN