Police psychology

The question is, are we able to keep police from considering race when profiling a suspect, or even during a simple traffic stop? “Vikas K. Gumbhir speculates this is because the decision-making capacities of the officers is impaired by three factors: (a) racial stereotypes that are held by the officers that influence the way they perceive racial minorities (mixing facts with value implications), (b) institutional features of police departments such as hiring policies, training, deployment…

The article "Not Victimless: Understanding the Harmful Effects of Police Corruption" defines police corruption as "any illegal conduct or misconduct involving the use of occupational power for personal, group, or organizational gain" (Tyed). Hence, power corruption in the criminal justice system actually leads into a wider definition…

Crime scene investigation is a vocation that is slowly becoming more popular. Forensic science is a career that has been becoming more known thanks to shows like Dexter, CSI, Law and Order, and many others. However, although these shows are very entertaining, they are very dramatized. Forensic science in reality is much different from television shows. It is much more complicated than portrayed. Crime scene investigation is a vocation that should be pursued by a person who enjoys a challenging…

Unpredictable; 2011: UCT 1.2) In the example of a murder case, the following sources could be consulted. • Legislation – this source is authoritative and an example would be the South African Police Service, 1995 . This act could be consulted in the scenario that the murderer was mistreated by the police in the investigation or in the arrest. • Case law – this source is authoritative. An example would be S v Mogale; 2011 . This case could be consulted as it deals with a murder. • Common law –…

Delinquents become more aware of the long-term consequences and more aware of their actions. There are some factors to this. Some include sociology, psychology, family background, and economics. The sociology factor has to do with social class and culture whereas the psychology factor has to do with different personality types. The family background factor, on the other hand, has to do with what type of family the person came from. This means that maybe the juveniles…

In his essay the logic used is solid enough, but he doesn’t explain why violence in culture is a threat to our existence. Psychology Today’s writer Ray Williams weighed in on the topic, “The debate may get sidetracked into the psychological issues and things like background checks, when the real issue of gun control and the U.S. as a violent culture need to be addressed”. In…

often placed children with the most severe sentences permitted by law, the McArthur foundation “led many states and courts to view juvenile crime, and juvenile justice, through a developmental lens”. (Juvenile) With recent research, in developmental psychology, on the still developing adolescent brain and how it differs from that of an adult. Because of this courts now often view rehabilitation as their primary goals. Thus often, instead of placing the youth in a juvenile jail, the juvenile is…

Criminal Profiling Introduction Criminal profiling is a terminology coined to put a liable on criminals that commit a range of crimes. It helps give off information in regards to criminal investigations by narrowing suspects, providing tips to unsolved cases, and most importantly identify who the criminal is. This method is widely used amongst investigators, behavioral scientists, criminologists, and forensic psychologists. This process is very valuable to the criminal justice field by…

Bigger Thomas, a 20-year old African American man living in 1930s Chicago, is shown to be aggressive towards his family and friends. He and his gang make their living by robbing the people in their neighborhood, taking advantage of the fact that the police wouldn’t care enough to arrest them so long as their victims were members of their own race. However, once the gang turns their sights on a white man, Bigger, unwilling to admit to his fear, brutally assaults one of his friends and creates an…

Forensic psychology is one of the newest and largest expanding specialties in psychology and the criminal justice system. Psychology, known as the science of mental processes and behaviors paired with forensic, in its smallest form means different scientific techniques or tests, concludes the profession of forensic psychology. But, in order for professionals in this specialty to evaluate and accurately process based upon evidence, evaluations, and assessments, they must have both the foundation…