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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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