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Forensic populations - Lecture 8 Flashcards

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What is the GAM?

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It is the General Aggression Model created by Bushman and Anderson (2001)

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What are the four developmental stages involved in violent offenders?

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  1. Distal antecedents
  2. Early indicators
  3. Developmental processes
  4. Maintenance
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What are classed as distal antecedents?

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Biology eg. neurological problems
Psychology eg. impulsiveness
Environment eg. hot, crowded, high crime area

(Remember that aggressive behaviour can start when someone is drunk, hot, crowded - not necessarily determinative of an aggressive act)

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What are classed as early indicators?

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Conduct disorder
Poor/harsh parenting
Early aggression, perhaps reinforced
Anger

(Remember that bad behaviour starts in boys about 1 and about 4 in girls but can be stopped by parents)

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What are classed as developmental processes?

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Poor school attainment
Cognitive style eg. hostile attributions
Substance abuse

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What is classed as maintenance?

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Peers
Opportunities
Poverty and deprivation

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What was the questionnaire created?

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The Buss-Perry Agression questionnaire (1992)

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What percentage of total crime is domestic abuse?

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21.5% - most happens in the home.
Largest type against women
‘Husband-beating’ rare but US estimates 45% of homicides male and 55% female.

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What has psychopathy become known as?

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Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD)

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What percentage of 16-59 year olds did the CSEW suggest had used illicit drugs?

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35.7%

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Why is detected drug use falling in prisons?

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Because of legal highs

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How many people are estimated to have used drugs in England and Wales?

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11.2 million people aged 16-59

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What are the three potential links between drug use and crime?

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Illicit use to leads to other crimes
Crime may lead to drug use
More complex interactions - facilitation and diversification

There may be an association from shared common cause but no causal link between the two.

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How many people use illicit drugs every year?

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4-6 million

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What does it mean to have a chaotic lifestyle?

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No family, no relationship etc.

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What percentage of drug users have a chaotic lifestyle?

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Less than 5%

17
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How many problem drug users are there?

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150,000

18
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How many persistent offenders?

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550,000

19
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What have become common euphemisms for sexual offenders in prison?

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Monster and Beast (Sampson, 1994)

20
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Does data support the supposed constant threat?

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No, in fact, there has been a steady decrease since 2003-04.

21
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How many statutes were introduced between 1991-2009 affecting sex offenders?

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13+

22
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What is term ‘Paedophile’ classed as?

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A clinical diagnosis associated with the paraphilias and paraphilic disorders in the DSM-V

23
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Can you be a paedophile and not a sex offender?

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Yes.

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What percentage of sex offenders have been abused themselves?

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20-30%

25
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What percentage of adult women have either been sexually assaulted or raped?

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10%

26
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Myth 1. They are all men. True/False?

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False - Finkelhor’s review showed that 10% were female

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Myth 2. They are all adults. True/False?

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False - 30-50% child sexual abuse, 20% of rapes carried out by adolescents.

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Myth 3. They are all strangers. True/False?

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70-90% of child sex abuse committed by someone they know. Only 8% committed by strangers.

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Myth 4. They are abnormal in personality or mentally ill. True/False?

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Majority are not, nor personality-disordered.

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Myth 5. Majority report abuse as a child. True/False?

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True. 20-30%

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Myth 6. They are a homogenous group. True/False?

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False. All socioeconomic groups represented.

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Myth 7. They are persistent offenders. True/False?

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Not always. 15% reoffend over 5 years, 20% reoffend over 10 (much lower than burglary - 75%).

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Myth 8. They are untreatable. True/False?

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Extensive work in UK, US and Canada suggests not.

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