Explanations from different approaches are scrutinised to explain offending and anti-social behaviour. The role of eye-witness testimony and the factors impact recall are also included in this area of psychology.
Explanations of crime
Social explanations
This video explains and evaluates three social explanations to cover content worth 16 marks.
Personality explanations
An exploration of personality from Eysenck.
Biological explanations
An explanation and evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury, Amygdala, Frontal lobe and XYY as biological explanations of crime.
Individual differences in Criminal Psychology
This tricky 8 marker looks at how differences between individuals could explain the offending in the scenario.
Cognitive and ethical interviewing
Psychological formulation
Psychological formulation
This tricky aspect of Criminological Psychology looks at offence analysis in the form of psychological or case formulation.
Discuss psychological formulation
This 8 marker explains and then applies psychological formulation to a stem.
Treatments for offenders
Psychological treatment
An examination of Anger Management as a psychological treatment for offending behaviour.
Biological treatment for Crime
This 8 marker looks at improved diet as a treatment for crime.
Factors influencing eye-witness testimony
Factors influencing jury decision making
Classic study
Contemporary study
Papers
Criminal Practice Paper
Biological treatment for Crime
Jury decision making
Individual differences in Criminal Psychology
Discuss psychological formulation
Psychological formulation