Forensic psychology: researchers

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National Crime Reporting Standard (NCRS), Crime Survey, Offending, Crime and Justice Survey (OCJS)

NCRS - records any incident. Crime Survey - done annually, reporting crime committed from victim. OCJS - information on offending, anti-social behaviour and drug use.

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Douglas et al (2006)

6 stages to top-down approach of offender profiling.

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David Canter; Gabrielle Salfati; Paul Larkin (1999;1993)

Smallest space analysis; circle theory.

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Kim Rossmo

Criminal geographic targeting (Rossmo's formula).

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Cesare Lombroso; Turvey (2011)

Atavistic type; identified atavistic form.

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Ernst Kretschmer (1921)

Somatotype: Leptosome/asthenic, athletic, pyknic, dysplastic/mixed.

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Adrian Raine ((1993)

delinquency in MZ & DZ twins.

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Brunner et al (1993)

DNA on abonormally low levels of MAOA (Monoamine oxidase A).

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Jari Tiihonen et al (2015)

Low Levels of CDH13 (Cadherin 13) and low MAOA.

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Caspi et al (2002)

Low MAOA and maltreatment at childhood.

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Raine (2004)

Prefrontal cortex reduced functioning.

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Raine et al (1997)

Limbic system (thalamus & amygdala) had abnormalities; reduced activity on left & increased on right in amygdala.

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Seo et al (2008); Wright et al (2015)

Low levels of serotonin and aggressiveness; high levels of norepinephrine and aggression, violence and criminality.

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Hans Eysenck (1967; 1978)

Theory on personality. Extraversion, Neuroticism and Psychoticism. Biological basis: cortical stimulation, sympathetic nervous system, high testosterone.

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Lawrence Kohlberg (1969)

Moral reasoning, link to criminality (Colby et al 1983) & (Hollin et al 2002).

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