Criminal Psychology Flashcards
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Recidivism
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Repeat offending and the tendency to relapse into crime.
2
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Token economy
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Uses operant conditioning to positively reinforce, and therefore increase the frequency of, desired behaviours.
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Anti-social behaviour
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Acting in a manner that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as the perpetrator. (Crime and Disorder Act, 1998). It includes aggressive, intimidating and structured behaviour that reduces the QOL within the community.
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Stereotyping
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The tendency to apply commonly believed, oversimplified views, for example, from the media, to all members of a group.
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Crime
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Actions deemed to be punishable by the majority and/or those in power.
