PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Trial Division, Mental Disorder, Double Jeopardy
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Why psychology is not a natural science (but how it could be): implications for forensic psychology. The four requirements of a science: 1. Candidate science studies phenomena reflecting natural order in the universe: 2. Candidate science has reductionistic language for defining and ultimately explaining phenomena: 3. Candidate science meshes linguistically with those levels of science immediately above and below: 4. Candidate science uses sound empirical methodology to validate/invalidate its theories thereby refining knowledge. Objectives: emphasize that criminal behaviour has multiple causes, manifestations, and developmental pathways. Identify the different perspectives of human nature that underlie the theoretical development and research of criminal behaviour. Introduce the reader to the various measurements of criminal and delinquent behaviour. Ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859)s yste(cid:373) of justi(cid:272)e: canadian crime statistics. 20% of canadians report being victims each year. Crime has broad negative influence beyond direct impact on the victim. Estimated billion in victimization-related costs: canadian legal system.
