lecture 1 Flashcards
theoretical foundations
Kohlberg
individuals have different reasons for engaging in a specific behaviour
stage 1 - Kohlberg
obedience/punishment - reward or punishment that action will achieve
stage 2 - Kohlberg
naively egotistical - will the behaviour provide someone with what they want
stage 3 - Kohlberg
good person - decisions based on trying to appear to be doing the right thing
stage 4 - Kohlberg
social order - if everyone did what they want there would be chaos
stage 5 - Kohlberg
contract/legalistic - existence is guided by laws and norms
stage 6 - Kohlberg
conscience - based on a realisation that laws are created by people and may be perceived as random, biased, unjust or subjective. therefore people do what they want
application of clinical psychological knowledge to the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders
clinical forensic psychology AU
application of psychological knowledge to the criminal justice system
criminal psychology UK
the use of psychological knowledge to assist with issues of importance to the law
law and psychology US
psychology
defined as the science of behaviour and mental processes
law
defined as the rules established by a governing authority to institute and maintain orderly coexistence