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OCR GCSE Psychology J203
Criminal Psychology
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Criminal Psychology
- 4 subtopics
- 12 things to know
- Component 01
What Criminal Psychology covers
Criminal Psychology is examined in Component 01, Studies and applications in psychology 1. It covers types of crime and how crime is measured, social learning theory of crime and Cooper and Mackie's study, Eysenck's criminal personality theory and Heaven's study and punishment, rehabilitation and restorative justice.
Where it is assessed
Component 01
Studies and applications in psychology 1, a 1 hour 30 minute paper worth 50% of the GCSE.
Check the OCR specification ↗The 4 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Types of crime and how crime is measuredViolent, drug-related, acquisitive and sexual crime and anti-social behaviour, crime as a social construct, and official statistics and self-report measures of offending.Open →
- Social learning theory of crime and Cooper and Mackie's studyIdentification, observation and imitation, vicarious and direct reinforcement and internalisation, and Cooper and Mackie's study of children's play after an aggressive video game.Open →
- Eysenck's criminal personality theory and Heaven's studyExtraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism, arousal, dopamine and the limbic system, early socialisation and conscience, and Heaven's questionnaire study of personality and delinquency.Open →
- Punishment, rehabilitation and restorative justiceRehabilitation programmes, restorative justice, positive role models, individual and general deterrence, prison, community sentences and fines, and how punishment in the UK has changed.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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Evaluation
What are the criticisms of Heaven's study?
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What is violent crime?
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What is rehabilitation?
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What is drug-related crime?
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What does the social learning theory of criminality claim?
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What does Eysenck's criminal personality theory claim?
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What kinds of rehabilitation programmes are used with offenders?
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What is acquisitive crime?
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What is identification in social learning theory?
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What is extraversion?
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How can rehabilitation increase pro-social behaviour?
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Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Vicarious reinforcement vs Direct reinforcement
Vicarious reinforcement: learning to repeat an action after seeing someone else rewarded for it. Direct reinforcement: being rewarded personally for an action, so that it is repeated.
Extraversion vs Neuroticism
Extraversion: a personality dimension of sociability, impulsiveness and thrill-seeking. Neuroticism: a personality dimension of anxiety, moodiness and emotional instability.
Official statistics vs Self-report
Official statistics: crime figures recorded and published by the police, courts and government. Self-report: people's own anonymous answers about offences they have committed.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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What is violent crime?
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Violent crime is an offence involving force, or the threat of force, against another person. Examples include assault, robbery and murder.
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What is drug-related crime?
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Drug-related crime covers offences such as possessing, supplying or producing illegal drugs. Offences committed to pay for drugs are also often counted as drug related.
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What is acquisitive crime?
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Acquisitive crime is an offence committed to gain money or property. Theft, burglary, shoplifting and fraud are all acquisitive crimes.
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What are sexual offences?
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Sexual offences involve sexual activity with a person who has not consented or who cannot legally consent. Examples include rape and sexual assault.
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What is anti-social behaviour?
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Anti-social behaviour is conduct that causes other people harassment, alarm or distress. Examples include vandalism, graffiti and persistent noise that disturbs neighbours.
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Is anti-social behaviour always a crime?
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Anti-social behaviour is not always a criminal offence. Minor anti-social acts may be dealt with by warnings or civil orders rather than prosecution.
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Criminal Psychology revision questions
- What does Criminal Psychology cover in OCR GCSE Psychology?
- 4 subtopics: types of crime and how crime is measured, social learning theory of crime and cooper and mackie's study, eysenck's criminal personality theory and heaven's study and punishment, rehabilitation and restorative justice. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Criminal Psychology organised?
- By the OCR J203 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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