characteristics of criminal behaviour

Question 1

what is criminal behaviour not?

Answer 1

not categorised as a mental illness so not included in DSM and have no set clinical characteristics as its more of a social issue. criminality is more of an outcome than an illness

Question 2

personality characteristics of criminal who committed major crimes - researcher ?

Answer 2

griffith has identified the characteristics of criminals who have committed one of 5 major crimes.

Question 3

what are the 3 major crimes?

Answer 3

• sex offenders
• murders type 1
• murders type 2

Question 4

sex offender description?

Answer 4

categorised as individuals who engage in sexual acts with young children or adolescence, or forcing others to engage in sexual acts against their will or consent such as date rape, exposing oneself in a public setting

Question 5

murders type 1 descriptions?

Answer 5

• disorganised asocial
  individual with a below average IQ, socially inadequate, don’t date and live alone. unskilled worker. had a harsh or inconsistent discipline in childhood

Question 6

murders type 2 description?

Answer 6

• organised non social
  above average high IQ, socially adequate, live with a partner and sexually competent, were still harshly disciplined in childhood, have adapted an ability to control moods and emotions, usually described as charming.

Question 7

acquisitive criminals ?

Answer 7

crimes involve fraud, burglary, aggravated robbery. those who commit these crimes generally are involved in drug use and seek criminal activity for pleasure and a thrill. individuals will have a formal motivation some will take ether an intelligence or economical reason behind the crimes

Question 8

terrorists?

Answer 8

touches the largest amount of victims. those that commit this type of crime tend to be non combatant civilians who are acting from a place of perceived injustice. sometimes motivated by politics or economically triggered issues. may be a psychological defect that produces errant behaviours or perceptions that causes terrorism such as SZ

Question 9

risk factors that predispose someone to criminal behaviour ?

Answer 9

Andrews and Bonita identified 7 major risk factors that are linked to criminal behaviour and repeat offending these rinks are referred to as criminogenic needs

Question 10

7 risk factors linked to criminal behaviour or repeat offending?

Answer 10

1. anti social personality pattern
2. anti social attitudes
3. social supports for crime
4. substance abuse
5. family/ martial relationships
6. school/work
7. leisure/recreation

Question 11

what are the 3 demography of criminal behaviour ?

Answer 11

gender
age
race

Question 12

demography for gender ?

Answer 12

2023 - 2024
- females accounted for 16% of arrests
- males 84%
8% increase in crimes over this year, females accounting for 16% of crimes have remained the same over the past 3 years

Question 13

demography for race ?

Answer 13

2022 - 2023
- white individuals 78%
- black 8%
- 8% asian
- 4% were mixed
- 2% other ethnicity

Question 14

demography for age ?

Answer 14

2023
- 83% aged 21 and above
- 17% 20 and under