Category: Criminology

Exam Content The criminal justice system is developed through public policy, which ensures a variety of checks and balances for all parties involved in a criminal justice case. You will demonstrate your understanding of due process and illustrate how it is applicable throughout the different subdomains of the criminal justice system. As a victim’s advocate,…

Prediction of violence is important, especially, while referring to predicting the interpersonal violence in different forensic psychiatric institutions to decrease the level of misconduct in these institutions. From this point, the effective assessment of the violence potential is important to determine the risky behaviors among patients (Stangor, 2013, p. 101). This paper aims to discuss…

Table of Contents Introduction Law Enforcement Courts System Corrections Academia Conclusion References Introduction Psychologists face many moral dilemmas in law due to the field’s nature. They are responsible for deciding people’s fates, which puts pressure on them. Sometimes lives depend on their fair assessment, such as when a death sentence is available. While ethical codes…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction The five-year-old case of Chris Watts stands apart from other family annihilators cases. Unlike other men who killed wives and children, Chris Watts did not attempt to kill himself after the crime and has no history of domestic violence, other crimes, or socioeconomic problems. However, the reasons…

Forensic psychology is a very wide field that includes different areas such as school psychology, counseling psychology, clinical psychology, to name but a few. The professional psychological activity can be carried out within any forensic area that is acknowledged by the American Psychological Association (APA). Forensic psychologists are commonly invited to provide expert consultation and…

Marxists’ attitude towards the concept of criminal punishment cannot be discussed outside of how Marxist paradigm theorizes crime. In its turn, this theorization reflects the conventions of the Marxist theory of a class struggle. According to Marxists, the pace of a historical progress is being defined by an ongoing process of representatives of underprivileged social…

Why is it difficult to determine “insanity” from a psychological perspective? What is the difference between “insanity” and “psychosis?” Forensic psychologists consider that task of determining insanity extremely difficult. There is a difference between insanity as a psychological condition and a legal concept (Fulero & Wrightsman, 2008). That way, an individual recognized by the doctors…

Forensic psychology involves the use of science as well as the psychology profession in questions and concerns associated with the legal system. Presently, forensic involves the use of empirical knowledge and practices to an adversary process in which particularly scientists with advanced knowledge have a role. The profession of forensic psychologist can be very interesting…

Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Development of the Discussion Conclusion Reference Abstract This paper elaborates on the problem of feminism and criminology. The paper addresses the chapter from the book by Lilly, Cullen, and Ball (2011) as the source material. Based on the provisions of the authors, it is possible to explore the history of…

Table of Contents Introduction Critical Overview Points of Interest Conclusion References Introduction Criminological Theory (Lilly, Cullen & Ball, 2011) addresses not only the evolving and expanding topic of trends in criminological thought but also tries to achieve a level of explanation that confronts the source, history, and development of the science. With criminological theory tackling…