Yochelson and Samenow - Criminal Thinking Patterns Flashcards
What method was used by Yochelson and Samenow?
Interviews conducted over several years
What were the 3 aims of Yochelson and Samenow’s study?
To understand the make-up of the criminal personality, To establish techniques that could be used to alter the personality disorders that produce crime and To establish techniques that can be effective in preventing criminal behaviour
What was the sample in Yochelson and Samenow’s study?
255 male offenders, half of which were resident in a psychiatric hospital and had been judged as either not guilty by reason of insanity or incompetent to stand trial
What was the procedure/programme based on, and what did it try to establish?
Freudian-based therapy that attempted to find the root cause of their criminality in their past lives
How many of the participants in the original sample actually completed the programme?
30
How many participants genuinely changed as a result of the programme?
9
According to Yochelson and Samenow, what are some of the traits carried by criminals?
Restlessness, Irritability, Withdrawn, Confrontational, Habitually angry and Lack empathy
How many thinking errors is the criminal personality characterised by according to Yochelson and Samenow?
52
What are the three categories of thinking errors?
Criminal thinking patterns, Crime related thinking errors and Automatic thinking errors
What did Yochelson and Samenow conclude about criminals?
They were essentially in control of their lives and their criminality was the result of choices made at an early age
Instead of criminals being impulsive in their actions, what do Yochelson and Samenow argue?
They argue that criminals have planned and fantasised about their actions
