criminal psychology

violent offences

aggressive crimes resulting in physical harm or death to victim

drug related offences

crimes involving trading or using illegal substances

aquisitive offences

crimes where capital or belongings are aquired through illegal means

sexual offences

crimes where a victim is forced to commit or submit to a sexual act against their will

anti-social offences

criminal acts that cause harassment, alarm or distress to people who dont share a home with perpetrator

criminal behaviour

act that is against the law

social construct

something that exists because society created it through social interaction

societal norms

societies determine what is considered criminal, based on what is normal

deviation from norms

something that differs from what is socially acceptable

official statistics

give a measure of crime by telling which are more common. collected and published by government

self-report methods

a method where participants report crimes theyve seen

social learning theory

learn behaviour from role models

vicarious reinforcement

when a behaviour is strengthened by an individual observing the same behaviour being rewarded

direct reinforcement

when a behaviour is continued after being rewarded

internalisation

behaviour becomes habit due to continuous reinforcement