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1. Explanations for Criminal Behaviour Getting Started Thursday, 1 November 12
2. Introduction  In this short presentation you will be introduced to three basic explanations of criminal behaviour.  Don’t worry about trying to learn the terms now as you will be taught them in the next level. Thursday, 1 November 12
3. What is Criminal Psychology? Criminal Psychology covers many areas such as:  Explanations of Criminal Behaviour  How crimes are solved  The psychology of criminal justice http://www.flickr.com/photos/ dinohyus/6358658533/ Thursday, 1 November 12
4. Criminal behaviour is different to antisocial behaviour. Thursday, 1 November 12
5. Criminal behaviour is linked to violating explicit regulations and laws. e.g. travelling without a ticket Thursday, 1 November 12
6. Antisocial behaviour is more concerned with breaking explicit and implicit social norms and rules. e.g. spitting in public Thursday, 1 November 12
7. Psychologists explain criminal behaviour using psychological approaches. Approaches or perspectives are distinct ‘schools of thought’. http://www.flickr.com/ photos/psychpics/ 4626527012/ Thursday, 1 November 12
8. Believes that criminality is linked to the bodily functions and physiological processes e.g. genetics The Biological Approach http://www.flickr.com/photos/ wheatfields/2073336603/ Thursday, 1 November 12
9. Believes that criminality is linked to learning and our environment e.g.  Peer pressure  Negative role models The Behavioural Approach http://www.flickr.com/photos/ mkuram/5961100771/ Thursday, 1 November 12
10. Believes that criminality is linked to the effect of early childhood experiences e.g.  Unhealthy family relationships The Psychoanalytic Approach http://www.flickr.com/photos/ pinksherbet/428525352/ Thursday, 1 November 12
11.  Of course no approach is 100% correct, criminal behaviour is very complex.  Even so, psychological explanations are useful in providing a framework for understanding criminal and antisocial behaviour. Thursday, 1 November 12