Grundzüge der Criminal-Psychologie, oder, Die Theorie des Bösen in ihrer Anwendung auf die Criminal-Rechtspflege / von Joh. Christ. Aug. Heinroth.

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On the witness stand [electronic resource] : essays on psychology and crime /

Reproduction of original from Harvard Law School Library.

Violência na imprensa : crime violento na imprensa portuguesa : estudo comparativo de dois jornais

O presente trabalho tem como principal objectivo identificar qual o conteúdo das notícias sobre crime violento retratados na imprensa portuguesa, em termos quantitativos, e perceber se apresentam diferenças significativas em dois jornais de informação geral. Consequentemente, importa reflectir em que medida a comunicação social pode influenciar as nossas representações sociais acerca dos fenómenos criminais, em especial o medo do crime, num prisma selectivo, implícito ao próprio processo de constituição e construção no campo dos media. Para a realização desta recolha fáctica ou documental procedeu-se à construção duma grelha de análise com o intuito de objectivar a recolha de dados. Posteriormente fez-se uma análise de conteúdo de notícias sobre crime violento, presentes nas primeiras páginas de dois jornais diários portugueses, o Correio da Manhã (CM) e o Diário de Notícias (DN), do mês de Agosto de 2008. Época em que os meios de comunicação social e o Poder político sustentaram que estávamos a viver uma onda de crime.

Die Bedeutung der Psychologie für die Bekämpfung der Verbrechen : Zugleich eine Kritik neuerer Straf-, Strafprozess- und Jugendgerichtsentwürke und der herrschenden strafrechtlichen Schuldlehre /

Includes bibliographical references.

Monatsschrift für Kriminalpsychologie und Strafrechtsreform.

Description based on: 21. Jahrg., 4. Heft (Apr. 1930); title from cover.

Delinquenti che scrivono. (Studio di psicologia criminale.)

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Examining the incremental validity of psychopathy versus antisocial personality disorder in understanding patterns of criminal behavior

La psychopathie et le trouble de personnalité antisociale sont deux syndromes reliés qui ont été identifiés comme prédicteurs importants de comportements violents et de criminalité. Cependant, la recherche indique que les facteurs de la psychopathie centrés sur la personnalité ne sont pas des prédicteurs fiables de récidive violente chez les personnes atteintes de maladies mentales. Toutefois, peu d’études se sont centrées sur l’identification des facteurs associés au patron des antécédents criminels. Les 96 hommes de l’étude ont été déclarés non criminellement responsables en raison de troubles mentaux. Ils ont été évalués quant au trouble de la personnalité antisociale ainsi qu’à la psychopathie. Les dossiers criminels de la Gendarmerie Royale du Canada ont également été consultés afin de reconstituer l’histoire criminelle. Les résultats suggèrent que ni les traits de personnalité antisociaux, ni les facteurs de la psychopathie ne démontrent une validité prédictive incrémentielle les uns sur les autres quant au nombre ou à la sévérité des délits. La présence d’un grand nombre de traits antisociaux est associée à un plus grand nombre et à une plus importante sévérité d’actes criminels non-violents. Les résultats sont discutés en termes de l’utilité d’une classification du trouble de personnalité antisociale, et de la pertinence du construit de la psychopathie pour les personnes atteintes de maladies mentales graves.

Why they kill : criminal etiologies in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, R.L. Stevenson's Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Oscar Wilde's The picture of Dorian Gray

Mémoire numérisé par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal

Exploration of implicit theories in the formation of expert opinion in portuguese criminal law

This dissertation examines different aspects involved in the formation of psychologists’ expert opinion in the Portuguese criminal justice system, more precisely, as this opinion is reflected in assessment reports. The present dissertation is comprised of three qualitative studies, the first sought to provide a general portrait of a sample of 106 forensic psychological reports as to their overall quality as measured in terms of relevance and coherence. Results show that the formal markers of quality are present in the sample analysed, a certain number of weaknesses have been observed, notably concerning the internal coherence of the reports as well as the relevance of the information reported on. The second study explored the opinions of 17 Portuguese judges and state prosecutors concerning the use they make of this type of forensic report. It appears that they consider these reports to be useful and very credible, specially so when they have been produced under the auspices of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, which is the state forensic institution. Furthermore, it appears that judges and prosecutors were particularly interested in data that allowed for a personalised portrait of the assessee. The third study sought to better comprehend the conceptual bases on which psychologists construct their reports. To this end, an exploratory study was undertaken with a sample of key-actors; the analysis of their interviews shows that they define their judicial mandate as well as the basic concepts that are associated to this mandate in different ways. A theoretical framework provided by an implicit theories model was used to help understand these results.

El perfil criminal del asesino en serie colombiano desde la perspectiva psicodinámica. Una revisión de literatura

El objetivo de la presente investigación consiste en describir las características de un asesino en serie colombiano desde la perspectiva psicodinámica. En este sentido, el abordaje teórico realizado en este trabajo se compone inicialmente de una concepción de asesinos en serie, posteriormente se hace una revisión acerca de las bases biológicas y los factores sociales del homicida serial, igualmente, se explican tres teorías psicodinámicas a trabajar (Sigmund Freud y Erick Erickson). Finalmente, se hace mención dentro de la investigación a la comparación casuística de los asesinos en serie, teniendo en cuenta a cuatro asesinos en serie mediante el abordaje psicodinámico. Por otra parte, a nivel metodológico, el tipo de estudio realizado es descriptivo con un corte cualitativo y un diseño no experimental, basado en la revisión de fuentes bibliográficas. Como producto se pretende hacer una aproximación al perfil correspondiente de la personalidad de un asesino en serie colombiano mediante las teorías psicodinámicas.

Secondary victimization of crime victims by criminal proceedings

It is conceivable that criminal proceedings cause psychological harm to the crime victims involved, that is, cause secondary victimization. To investigate this hypothesis, negative and positive effects of criminal proceedings were investigated, as perceived by 137 victims of violent crimes who were involved in trials several years previously. Trial outcome and procedure variables were measured as potential causes of secondary victimization. Results show a high proportion of victims reporting overall negative effects. Powerful predictors were outcome satisfaction and procedural justice, but not subjective punishment severity, interactional justice, and psychological stress by criminal proceedings. The practical implications of the results pertain to whether victims should be advised to report the crime to the police or not, and to appropriate prevention and intervention measures of secondary victimization by criminal proceedings.