WK 1 intro to forensic and criminological psychology and the criminal justice system

forensic psychology and psychology applied to the work of the courts and the court of law

how to select jurors and how to avoid elicitn false confessions

focuses on court processes, takes from social psychology

organizational psych, recruitment, stress, ptsd and return to work

interview techniques, linking crimes and profiling

psychological aspects of criminal behaviour- e.g risk factors that predispose people toward criminal behaviour, intervention and preventions, how we treat people once they are in the system

rules that are used to regulate society, because the laws exist we can use them to punish people who break them

refers to the processes for interpreting the laws that we have an how they are implied and enforced

pipeline people go through when they are detected for criminal behaviour- e.g legal system, police, courts, corrections

violations of criminal law

the extent to which someone is predisposed to commit crimes- e.g risks, aspects of persona, willingness

things that increase the likelihood of crime, lack of education, anti-social behaviour, substance abuse

basic and applied psychology used to “inform the classification, treatment and management of offenders to reduce risk and improve public safety”

iwi community panel- collaborative approach to reduce risk factors o reoffending and rehabilitate

go about life, pay a fine, GPS tracker, community service

psychiatric facility

have to have been there and done the act yourself

mental component where you have to understand and know about the crime

paying victim or apologizing (emotional reparation)

factors that increase criminal propensity