Criminal psychology

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Define criminal behaviour and antisocial behaviour and explain psychological and legal issues involved in measuring and identifying offending.
Explain biological, cognitive and learning explanations of criminal or antisocial behaviour, including how these accounts explain the onset and maintenance of offending.
Describe the role of differential association and other social explanations of criminal behaviour, including the influence of family, peers and environment.

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Explain the use of psychological techniques in criminal investigations and the criminal justice system, including offender profiling and the collection or interpretation of evidence from witnesses or suspects.

Evaluate explanations of criminal behaviour with reference to supporting evidence, methodological strengths and weaknesses, reductionism, determinism and social sensitivity.

Explain and evaluate ways of reducing criminal or antisocial behaviour, including rehabilitation, behaviour modification and anger-management-based interventions where specified.

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