WK 10 Whanau violence Flashcards
Aggression
behaviour carried out with intent to cause harm- physical, psychological, indirect
Violence
extreme harm is the goal- forceful infliction or physical injury
Criminal violence
illegal violence
specialist model
individuals specialize in one form of criminal behaviour
versatile offenders
offenders participate in multiple criminal behaviours over their careers
feminist theory- violence
focuses on violence against women, IPV thought to occur due to power immbalances and resources in hetero relationships
social learning theory- violence
offenders learn beliefs, behaviors and attitudes towards violence and violent behaviours
control theory- violence
lack of forethought about long-term consequences - impulse control issues lead to committing crimes
situational approaches- violence
focuses on the crime rather than the person- violence is a function of perceived risk, rewards and opportunity
general aggression model
how people develop and aggressive personality (trait aggression) Cognitive processing during an event (state aggression)
just world hypothesis
belief that everything happens for a reason- bad things happen to bad people
feminist theory in sexual assault
rape seen to be motivated by power and dominance rather than sex
social learning theory- sexual assault
offenders learn beliefs and attitudes around specifc sexual assault behaviors
control theory- sexual assault
failure to control sexual urges, not seen as deviant
cognitive model
four step process- cognitive distortions/accepting excuses, grooming, planning through fantasy, denial/minmizing seriousness
