1. Criminology and Social Learning Theories
(Wallace 1986, pg 3 Australian Institute of Criminology report no.133) In fact insanity is extremely difficult to prove, as insanity is not a psychological term at all, it is solely used in the legal system and had virtually no medical groundings. ... In a nine year survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Criminology National Homicide Monitoring Program(NHMP) a total of 2821 homicide incidents were recorded involving 3045 victims and 3314 offenders. The study found almost 9 in 10 homicides committed by mentally disorded offenders, there was no apparent motive, thus no mens rea. ( ...
Lawrence Kohlberg applied the concept of moral development to issues in criminology. ... Not a single theory, whether it be a sociological, psychological, environmental , or criminological can solely explain the phenomenon of delinquent behaviors. ...
One of America's largest problems today is the situation with the Mentally Ill and their effects on our Criminal Justice system. Ever since the deinstitutionalization of mental hospitals, our prisons have become a gathering pool for mentally ill as they are mis-diagnosed or perhaps not diagnosed at all. They become a burden not only on our prison system, but on the economy as well as they often return to the prisons and stay longer. Many law enforcement agencies around the country are beginning to implement programs to counteract what has been happening for the past thirty years. Ment...