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the top down approach
Where does the top down approach ...,
How does top down approach aim,
What does modus operandi
6  cards
the top down approach EVALUATION
It only applies to particular crimes,
Poor sample,
Too simplistic
4  cards
the bottom up approach
What is the aim of the bottom up ...,
What is investigate psychology aim,
What are the 3 main aims of inves...
5  cards
the bottom up approach EVALUATION
It has a scientific basis,
Isn t reliable,
Geographical information is suffi...
6  cards
atavistic form
What is the atavistic form and wh...,
Why are criminals likely to commi...,
What does it mean by atavistic ch...
7  cards
atavistic form EVALUATION
It had a large contribution to cr...,
Gender bias,
Lombros had poor control in his r...
6  cards
biological explanations
Twin studies lange 1930,
Christiansen 1977,
Adoption studies crowe 1972
7  cards
biological explanations EVALUATION
Biologically determinist,
Biologically reductionist,
Twin studies lack validity
6  cards
psychological explanations: eysenck's theory
What did eysenck 1947 propose,
What did eysenck suggest about pe...,
What did he say about extroverts
8  cards
eysenck's theory EVALUATION
Mismeasurement of personality,
Culture bias,
The theory fits other biological ...
5  cards
psychological explanations: cognitive
What was kohlbergs view on moral ...,
How did kohlberg measure moral re...,
Preconventional level is characte...
7  cards
cognitive EVALUATION
There is supporting evidence of l...,
There are applications of cogniti...,
Individual differences
5  cards
restorative justice
What is restorative justice,
Describe the process of restorati...,
Key features of the process
5  cards
restorative justice EVALUATION
It is flexible unlike custodial s...,
Sherman and strang 2007,
It relies on offenders feeling re...
6  cards
Anger management
What is the aim of anger management,
State the 3 stages of anger manag...,
What is cognitive preparation
6  cards
Anger management EVALUATION
It targets the cause of offending,
It combines various approaches,
It may not be effective in the lo...
5  cards
behaviour modification in custody
What is behaviour modification ba...,
Aim of behaviour modification,
What are the the behaviourist pri...
7  cards
behaviour modification in custody EVALUATION
Easy to implement,
Ethical issues,
It has little rehabilitative value
6  cards
custodial sentencing
What is custodial sentencing,
What are the 4 main reasons for c...,
What are the 3 psychological effe...
5  cards
custodial sentencing ao3
Opportunities for training and tr...,
Many prisoners may have had pre e...,
Evidence supports psychological e...
6  cards
psychodynamic explanation
What is the superego and when is ...,
What did freud say about the supe...,
Blackburn 1993
6  cards
psychodynamic explanation EVALUATION
It has gender bias,
There is contradictory evidence a...,
Psychodynamic explanations are re...
5  cards
Differential Association Theory
Slt of crime,
Scientific basis,
Crime as a learned behaviour
7  cards
Differential Association Theory EVALUATION
It has good explanatory power,
Sutherland contributed to crimino...,
It is difficult to test the theory
5  cards

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