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Forensic Psychology - Coggle Diagram

- - - - High recidivism in UK suggests prisons often fail
  - - - Works in short-term, little long-term effect
  - - - Better long-term than token economy, expensive and requires trained staff
  - - - High victim satisfaction, not suitable for all crimes
- - - - Outdated, racist, poor control groups, no scientific basis
  - - - Reductionist, ignores environment
      - Diathesis-stress explanation more realistic
- - - - Accounts for family patterns and group crime, difficult to measure exactly
  - - - Cultural bias, mixed evidence, personality may change
  - - - Real-world applications in CBT, correlational evidence
- - - - Geographical Profiling
        Marauder (operates close to home) or Commuter (travels)
        Creates a 'centre of gravity' from crime locations
      - Investigative Psychology
        Statistical techniques - relationships between offences - offender patterns
        Includes interpersonal coherence, forensic awareness, significance of time/place
    - - Strong scientific basis (quantitative analysis)
      - Has successfully identified criminals (e.g. John Duffy case)
      - More objective than top-down
  - - - Developed by FBI
        Based on interviews with 36 serial killers
        Organised vs Disorganised criminals
    - - Weak evidence base (small, biased sample)
      - Many crimes don't fit neatly into two categories (over-simplistic)
      - Useful in high-profile serial case