An Introduction to Criminal Psychology

Durrant, Russil

doi:10.4324/9780203101278

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“…But there is always indeed collateral impact on spouses and families. Having a spouse in prison can result in loss of income, relationship problems and additional burdens relating to child care (Durrant, 2013) conjugal visits to the prisoner's spouse can be the first step to lessen the pains of imprisonment on their families.…”

Section: In Favour Of Prisoners' Conjugal Visitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conjugal Visits in Prisons Discourse: Is it Even an Offender Rehabilitation Option in Africa?

Kajawo¹

2021

Adv. J Social Sci.

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Conjugal rights issue in prisons is indeed an old debate. This article reviewed the literature on the genesis of prisoners’ conjugal visits programme, its global prevalence and the scholarly debate for and against its provision to understand if it can be a rehabilitation option in African countries’ prisons. It has been noted that conjugal visits programme was haphazardly started in the 1900s in Mississippi before becoming an official programme in 1989. Though they were discontinued later in 2014 in Mississippi, conjugal visits are still provided in many penitentiary facilities in America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Studies have revealed that conjugal visits are capable of reducing the problems of homosexuality, sexual assaults and physical violence in prisons. It has also been observed that, apart from the fact that denial of conjugal rights to the prisoners’ spouse could be a form of punishment to innocent victims, conjugal visits can be incentives for good prisoners’ behaviour and rehabilitation in prisons. However, apart from the fact the programme is likely to be expensive and costly to African countries whom their general strife is prisoners’ overcrowding, most of the arguments against conjugal visits are moral-based such as that the programme is likely to perpetrate one-parent family system and is prone to abuse by both prisoners and prison staff. It has, therefore, been concluded that it cannot hurt anybody if legally married prisoners and their spouses are provided with a right to enjoy conjugal visits especially in those jurisdictions which have embraced rehabilitation philosophy.

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Section: In Favour Of Prisoners' Conjugal Visitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conjugal Visits in Prisons Discourse: Is it Even an Offender Rehabilitation Option in Africa?

Kajawo¹

2021

Adv. J Social Sci.

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“…Research on risk factors for IPV perpetration and victimisation is predominately focused on male perpetrators and female victims. These perpetrator risk factors include unemployment (Capaldi et al, 2012;Durrant, 2018), antisocial personality characteristics (Capaldi et al, 2012;Eriksson & Mazerolle, 2015), alcohol and drug abuse (Capaldi et al, 2012;Glass et al, 2003;Walton-Moss et al, 2005), stress (Capaldi et al, 2012), a history of violence (Walton-Moss et al, 2005), and stalking behaviours (Durrant, 2018;Senkans et al, 2017). Additional risk factors include exposure to IPV in an individual's family of origin and experience of child abuse (Capaldi et al, 2012).…”

Section: Intimate Partner Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Review of Evolutionary-Based Conceptualisations of Family Violence and the Development of an Alternative Motivational-Emotional Systems Approach

Riley¹

2021

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<p>Evolutionary psychology is a field that provides distal explanations of behaviour. Although it has potential to enhance current understandings of family violence, the present state of the literature is conceptually messy. The aim of the current thesis was to bring coherence to this domain by conducting a systematic review of evolutionary conceptualisations of family violence over the past four decades. Four databases (PsycINFO, PsycArticles, ProQuest Central, and Web of Science) were searched using relevant search terms to identify any work that examined family violence from an evolutionary perspective. A total of 54 publications were included in the review, ranging from theoretical pieces and empirical studies through to several commentaries. Findings indicated family violence was conceptualised as an adaptation, by-product, or pathology. However, numerous authors had contradictory perspectives as to how certain offences should be conceptualised, others failed to make a conceptual claim at all, and there was a tendency among authors to describe the behaviour as an adaptation rather than the underlying psychological mechanisms. To make sense of the findings, six recurrent themes were developed: lack of resources, genetic relatedness as a protective factor, fast life history strategy, reproductive value, lethal violence as pathology, and male sexual and familial proprietariness. The second aim of the thesis was to develop a novel theoretical framework that conceptualised family violence in a more clear and coherent manner. This new model was labelled the Fundamental Motives Framework and mapped findings from the systematic review onto a range of motivational-emotional systems. The Fundamental Motives Framework was discussed as a promising way of providing a multi- faceted, coherent perspective of family violence that accommodates for the heterogeneity in offending. Limitations and directions for future research were also discussed.</p>

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“…Conversely, psychotic individuals often engage in serious violence in response to a command (i.e. auditory hallucination) and/or to relieve a sense of imminent danger, thus acting to resolve an internal conflict (Durrant, 2013).…”

Section: Evidence-based Research On Criminal Psychology In Cold Case Investigationsmentioning

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“…Victims will often suffer a small amount of gunshot or stab wounds, for example More likely to involve excessive violence and overkill. Due to the fact that these types of offenders typically believe that they are confronting a purely evil entity, they are more likely to keep attacking the victim until they are sure that he/she is dead Source: Ressler et al, 1986, Hickey (2016, Wilson and Yardley (2013), Durrant (2013), Stratton et al (2017) evidence and show premeditation and sophistication. When an investigator encounters these crime scenes, they should consider the likelihood that their offender is relatively highfunctioning and may display personality traits consistent with primary psychopathy.…”

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Law enforcement and academics working together on cold case investigations: lessons learned and paths forward

Fox

Miley

Allen

et al. 2020

JCP

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to outline the specific details and lessons learned during a cold case collaborative effort, which granted graduate students and a professor from the University of South Florida the opportunity to assist Pasco Sheriff’s Office in the investigation of a cold case homicide. Methodology The collaboration between law enforcement and academics is a new and emerging strategy to investigate cold cases and identify the elusive offenders who committed these crimes. Such collaboration aids law enforcement by obtaining a force multiplier for investigative resources, accessing cutting-edge evidence-based research and cultivating innovative approaches to their work. For academics, such collaboration allows the unique opportunity to engage in translational criminology, which is an important and increasingly encouraged aspect of the field. Findings In this paper, the authors provide an overview of the process used to study this cold case as part of an experiential academic course, provide evidence-based research findings relevant to cold case investigations and outline the steps for others to replicate the efforts. Originality/value The authors describe in detail the process used to “work” the cold case, academic research that the authors found useful in understanding and investigating cold cases, important lessons learned and advice for future academics and practitioners who undertake an incredible collaborative effort such as this.

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An Introduction to Criminal Psychology

Cited by 11 publications

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Conjugal Visits in Prisons Discourse: Is it Even an Offender Rehabilitation Option in Africa?

Conjugal Visits in Prisons Discourse: Is it Even an Offender Rehabilitation Option in Africa?

A Systematic Review of Evolutionary-Based Conceptualisations of Family Violence and the Development of an Alternative Motivational-Emotional Systems Approach

Law enforcement and academics working together on cold case investigations: lessons learned and paths forward

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