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While crime is partially a social and environmental problem, the main idea behind neurocriminology (also known as neurolaw) is that the condition of an individual's brain often needs to be included in the analysis for a complete understanding. [1] [2] This can include conditions such as brain tumors, psychoses, sociopathy, sleepwalking, and ...
The biological model of abnormality (the only model not based on psychological principles) is based on the assumptions that if the brain, neuroanatomy and related biochemicals are all physical entities and work together to mediate psychological processes, then treating any mental abnormality must be physical/biological.
The Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment is a quarterly peer-reviewed psychology journal covering psychological assessment as it relates to psychopathology and abnormal behaviors. It was established in 1979 as the Journal of Behavioral Assessment , obtaining its current name in 1985.
Biosocial criminology is an interdisciplinary field that aims to explain crime and antisocial behavior by exploring biocultural factors. While contemporary criminology has been dominated by sociological theories, biosocial criminology also recognizes the potential contributions of fields such as behavioral genetics, neuropsychology, and evolutionary psychology.
Forensic biology is the application of biological principles and techniques in the investigation of criminal and civil cases. [1] [2]Forensic biology is primarily concerned with analyzing biological and serological evidence in order to obtain a DNA profile, which aids law enforcement in the identification of potential suspects or unidentified remains.
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Psychoanalytic criminology is a method of studying crime and criminal behaviour that draws from Freudian psychoanalysis. This school of thought examines personality and the psyche (particularly the unconscious) for motive in crime. [1] Other areas of interest are the fear of crime and the act of punishment. [2]
Psychopathology is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by Karger Publishers for over 125 years [1].Established in 1897 as Monatsschrift für Psychiatrie und Neurologie by Samuel Karger and German doctors Carl Wernicke and Theodor Ziehen, the journal continued in 1957 as Psychiatria et Neurologia, which split in 1968 into Psychiatria Clinica and European Neurology.