Forensic

Question 1

what does bottom up approach classify offenders into ?

Answer 1

mauraders + commuters

Question 2

what is interpersonal coherence ?

Answer 2

the way criminal interacts with the victim reflects their everyday behaviour

Question 3

what techniques does bottom-up approach use ?

Answer 3

• smallest space analysis
• statistical analysis
• geographical profiling (crime mapping)

Question 4

what is geographical profiling ?

Answer 4

-crime mapping to identify operator base of criminal

Question 5

what are 2 strengths of bottom up compared to top down ?

Answer 5

• more scientific + objective
• has wider applications = can be applied to burglary

Question 6

what is research support for geographical profiling + what is it useful for establishing ?

Answer 6

• smallest space analysis of 120 murders found spatial consistency + centre of gravity = base
• useful for establishing modus operandi

Question 7

what did Eysenck propose as the criminal personality ?

Answer 7

• high extraverts = under aroused NS so seek arousal by participating in risk taking activities
• high neuroticism = very reactive SNS
• psychoticism = more testosterone which is linked to aggression + lack empathy

Question 8

research support + refute for Eysenck

Answer 8

• compared EPQ scores of male prisoners with controls and found prisoners scored high on all 3 , so supports
• however androcentric beta bias only done on males
• Farrington found criminals had high P but not on E or N , suggesting one dimension may be more significant than other

Question 9

issue of culture bias in Eysenck theory + hispanic research ?

Answer 9

-sample from western cultures
- study found hispanic convicts were less extroverted than the control group
- therefore not universal + lacks generalisablility to all cultures , thereofre further highinghting the importnce of universality in research

Question 10

what are 3 types of inadequate superego