Criminal Psychology : a Beginner's Guide

see also offender profiling assessment/treatment 11-13 theories of offending behaviour 129 see also punishment; rehabilitation of offenders; sex offenders open questions 62
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paedophiles 122
see also sex offenders pattern theory 20
Payne, Sarah 122
Sarah's Law campaign 171 personal characteristics, offender profiling 22-24
personnel selection, policing 43-44 policing 36-52
accuracy in detecting deception 70-72
ethnic/community issues 45-47 PCSOs 49
personality 45
personnel selection 43-44 persuasive/manipulative tactics
56-57
psychology of officers 9-10 role/responsibilities 36-37
sexual orientation 47
standards/public perceptions
38-40, 47-51
stress 10, 40-41
special situations 41-43 visibility 39
voluntary 50
see also interviewing polygraphs
criminal investigations 80-82 field studies 82-83
laboratory studies 82
reliability/validity 79-80
security screening 84 pornography, and sex offenders 174 prison environment 133-134 physical 134
social 134-138
prison/imprisonment 132-149 bullying/victimization 135-138 coping strategies 141-142 female prisoners 144-146 life imprisonment 146-148 Listeners Scheme 143-144 psychological health 138-139 self-harm and suicide 139-140 social support 143-144
see also rehabilitation of offenders
Private Security Industry Act (2001) 49 Probation (Community
Rehabilitation) Order 182 profiling see offender profiling psychological profiling see offender profiling
punishment and offenders 116-131 attitudes and beliefs 119-121 capital punishment 126-127 cross-cultural punishment 125-127 due process 119-120
historical aspects 116-119
Islamic punishments 127 modern punishment 128-130 philosophy of punishment
116-119
vigilantism 119-125
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questions
inappropriate 63-64
leading questions 62 open questions 62, 66 questioning in court 65-67 videotaping (children) 60-61 vocabulary 65-66
see also interviewing
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rape trials 109-110 rapists
abuse as children 174
stranger rapists 21
vigilantism (India) 123-124 see also sex offenders
reality monitoring, detecting deception 75-76
reasonable doubt, California Judicial Code Instructions 111 reconciliation 128-129 rehabilitation of offenders 150-167 assessment of offenders 157-158 debate 152-154
evidence-based practice 154-157 Correctional Services
Accreditation Panel (CSAP) 154-155
research 156-157 need principle 159-161 number 151
offending behaviour programmes 162-166
Aggression Replacement Training (ART) 164-166 Crime Reduction Programme (UK) 152 meta-analysis 153
Think First 162-164 responsivity principle 161-162 risk principle 159
research 13-14
rehabilitation of offenders 156-157 responsivity principle, rehabilitation of offenders 161-162 restorative justice 128-129 retribution 117-118
Rigel geographical profiling 22 rights under the law 102-103 risk principle, rehabilitation of offenders 159 routine activities theory 20
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Sarah's Law campaign 171 security industry 48
security screening, use of polygraphs 84
self-harm 139-140
sex offenders 168-188
causes of sexual offending 172-175
sex offenders (cont.):
Criminal Justice System (CJS) programmes (England & Wales) 182-184
Community Rehabilitation Order 182
Core programme 182-183 definition of offender 172 definition of offending 168-169 management on release 184-187 Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPAs) 185-186
prevention of reoffending 181 Megan's Law 170-172 model of sexual offending 176 offence-specific targets aberrant sexual preferences 180-181
cognitive distortions 179 empathy deficits 179-180 low self-esteem 179 poor coping skills 180 paedophiles 122
and pornography 174
Sarah's Law campaign 171 Sex Offenders Register 185 social functioning problems 180 Stop It Now campaign 187 treatment 177-179
cognitive behavioural treatment 178
distorted attitudes 177 self management 177-179 sexual interests 177
socio-affective functioning 177 see also rapists
sexual orientation, policing 47 shaming 129
skillstreaming 165
social support, prison/imprisonment 143-144
specific profile analysis see offender profiling speech
computer analysis 76-77
criteria-based content analysis (CBCA) 74-75
detecting deception 74-77
speech cues, detecting deception
71-72
statement validity assessment 74 statistics, actuarial role of cr. ps. 3 Stop It Now campaign 187 suicide, prison/imprisonment
139-140
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technical acoustic evidence 106
Think First rehabilitation programme 162-164
training, in detecting deception 72-73
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