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2 Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

3 Forensic Psychology The application of the science and profession of psychology to questions and issues relating to law and the legal system © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

4 Also known as criminal psychology Forensic Psychology © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

5 Forensic Psychiatry A medical subspecialty that applies psychiatry to the needs of... © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

6 …crime prevention and solution, criminal rehabilitation, and issues of the criminal law Forensic Psychiatry © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

7 Psychological Theories The individual is the primary unit of analysis © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

8 Personality is the major motivational element within individuals. It is the seat of drives and the source of motives Psychological Theories © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

9 Psychological Theories Crimes result from abnormal, dysfunctional, or inappropriate mental processes within the personality © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

10 Psychological Theories Criminal behavior may be purposeful for the individual insofar as it addresses certain felt needs © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

11 Normality is defined by social consensus Defective mental processes may have a variety of causes Psychological Theories © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

12 Early Psychological Theories Behavioral conditioning Personality disturbances and diseases of the mind © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

13 The Psychopath (Sociopath) Does not feel empathy with others Is unable to imagine how others think and feel © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

14 Is able to inflict pain and engage in cruelty without empathy for the victim The Psychopath (Sociopath) © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

15 Antisocial Personality Exhibits behavior that brings him or her into conflict with society Is basically unsocialized © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

16 Is incapable of significant loyalty to individuals, groups, or social values Antisocial Personality © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

17 Personality Types Psychotics Extroverts Neurotics Introverts © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

18 Psychoanalysis Criminal behavior is maladaptive, or the product of inadequacies inherent in the offender’s personality © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

19 Psychoanalysis The Ego The Id The Superego © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

20 The Psychotic Offender Is out of touch with reality in some fundamental way © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

21 Crime is a compromise, representing for the individual the most satisfactory method of adjustment… Crime as Adaptive Behavior © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

22 Crime as Adaptive Behavior …to inner conflicts which he or she cannot express otherwise © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

23 Modeling Theory People learn how to act by observing others © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

24 Behavior Theory Behavior is determined by environmental consequences which it produces for the individual concerned © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

25 Major determinants of behavior are found in the environment surrounding the individual Behavior Theory © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

26 Attachment Theory Delinquent behavior arises whenever non- secure attachments are created © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

27 Self-Control Theory Low self-control is the premier individual-level cause of crime © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

28 Insanity and the Law For purposes of the criminal law, insanity is strictly a legal, not a clinical, determination © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

29 M’Naughten Rule Irresistible Impulse Test Durham Rule Substantial Capacity Test Insanity and the Law © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

30 Insanity and the Law Brawner Rule Guilty but mentally ill (GBMI) © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.


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