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Psychology of Criminal Behavior, Slides of Psychology

Psychology of criminal behavior explain in criminology perspectives, development factors, biological fatcors and learning and situational factors.

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Psychology of Criminal
Behavior
Dr. Lainey Richardson
Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Director
Metro RYDC/ Gwinnett RYDC
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Psychology of Criminal

Behavior

Dr. Lainey Richardson Licensed Psychologist Clinical Director Metro RYDC/ Gwinnett RYDC

Introduction to Criminal Behavior

 The Conformity Perspective

 The Strain Theory

 The Nonconformist Perspective

 Social Control Theory

 The Learning Perspective

 Social Learning Theory  Differential Association Theory

Perspectives in Criminology

 Psychiatric Criminology

 Biochemical & Neurological Approach

 Psychoanalytic Tradition

 Explains behavior in terms of motives and drives

Developmental Risk Factors

 Social Risk Factors

 Poverty  Peer rejection and Antisocial peers  How early does it start?

 Parental & Family Risk Factors

 Single-Parent Households  Parental styles and practices

Developmental Risk Factors

 Developmental Theories of Delinquency

 Moffitt’s Developmental Theory

 Life-course-persistent (LCP) offenders  Adolescent-limited (AL) offenders

 Coercion Developmental Theory

Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological Factors

 Genetics and Antisocial Behavior

 Twin Studies  Twin Studies and criminal behavior: recent research  Adoption Studies

Biological Factors

 Eysenck’s Theory of Personality & Crime

 Extraversion  Reticular Activating System  Neuroticism  Limbic System

Biological Factors

 Crime & Conditionability

 Classical Conditioning  Operant Conditioning  Social learning

Learning & Situational Factors

 Operant Learning and Crime

 Social Learning Theory

 Expectancy Theory: Julian Rotter  Imitation: Albert Bandura

Learning & Situational Factors

 Frustration-Induced Criminality

 Socialized & Individual Offender: Berkowitz

 Situational Instigators and Regulators of

Criminal Behavior

 In the wrong place at the wrong time?  Fundamental Attribution error  Them vs. us?

Human Aggression and Violence

 Definition:

 Hostile and Instrumental Aggression  Interpretation by the victim

 Theoretical Perspectives on Aggression:

 Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic View

Human Aggression and Violence

 Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis

 John Dollard  Leonard Berkowitz  Weapons effect

 Displaced Aggression theory

 The “trickle down” theory

Human Aggression and Violence

 Zillman: Fight or flight = arousal

 Moderate arousal + social skills = verbal  Moderate arousal + poor social skills= aggression  High arousal, even + social skills can still = aggression.  Perceptions/cognitions determine fight or flight

 Gender differences in Aggression:

 Physical versus verbal aggression

Human Aggression and Violence

 Covert vs. Overt aggression  Big boys don’t cry  Mean girls

 Effects of Media Violence:

 Television  Video Games

 Contagion Effect