Psychology of violence and Intimidation

Assess (5)

-background info -talk to the individual -talk to people who know him -evaluate his current situation -determine whether there is an underlying problem

Manage (5)

-counseling/treatment for underlying problems -family conferences if appropriate -warn or protect potential victims -monitor the individual -obtain a restraining order if necessary

Violence (counts for what)

-harmful behavior that involved physical force -90% of arrests for violent crime

Agression (ex)

-harmful behavior that may be psychological or physical -intimidation

Workplace violence (3)

-includes behavior that threatens violence -80% of workplace homicides are shootings -homicide is the leading cause of death for women in the workplace

Observational Learning (4)

-learning by watching other people -see that they are rewarded for certain actions and copy those actions -especially effective if the viewer identifies with the actor

Mass murder (4)

-not as well researched as serial murder -perpetrator usually found at the scene -motivation is often revenge; the target is sometimes symbolic -classic and family types

Identify threats (2)

-notice red flags for possible violent behavior -report concerns

Bullying (5)

-peer aggression, committed by one or more people -physical, verbal, or psychological harassment of someone perceived as weak -can adversely affect bystanders as well as victims bystanders can reinforce bullying behavior -increases in status are associated with an increase in aggression to peers -girls are more likely to be victimized, use less direct forms of bullying

Violent media (3)

-robust empirical support for the idea that exposure to Tv violence leads to violent behavior -young children are especially vulnerable -different short vs. long term effects

Safe school initiative report (4)

-school shooters plan their attacks ahead of time -more than half of them were motivated by revenge -plus other motivations -2/3 of shooters obtain a gun at home or a relatives home

Threat assessment (4)

-threats can be spoken, written, or symbolic -threat assessment is about predicting future violence after a threat has been received -psychologists prefer to prevent violence by working with troubled individuals before they issue a threat -identify, assess, manage

Reactive/expressive violence (ex)

-violence committed because of a hostile or angry reaction to a perceived threat -crimes of passion

instrumental violence (ex)

-violent acts committed secondary to another goal -killing/ injuring someone during a robbery

4 types of workplace violence

1. assailant doesn't have legitimate relationship to workplace or to the victim 2. Assailant is a former or current client of the workplace 3. Assailant is a current or former employee of the workplace 4. Assailant has a relationship with an employee of the workplace

Simple obsession stalker

60% behavior continues a pattern of domestic abuse from an intimate relationship

cognitive factors causes of violence

a person's ideas, beliefs, patterns of thinking

cyberstalking

all the features of regular stalking but occurs online

Criminal homicide

causing the death of another person without legal cause/ justification

hate crime

crimes motivated by bias against a particular group of people

School shooting: Direct (ex)

delivered in a clear, straightforward manner, specifies a target -there is a bomb in the cafeteria set for noon

situational factors causes of violence

environment, stress, poverty

School shooting: Conditional (ex)

extortion -pay me 10 million or ill kill your children

vengeance stalker

harass and threaten to intimidate the victim for revenge

erotomania stalker

highly delusional, believe they are in a relationship with the victim

School shooting: Veiled (ex)

implied threat -we better off without you

stalking

involves repeated physical o visual proximity, nonconsensual communication....threats sufficient to cause fear in a reasonable person

murder

killing someone with malice aforethought

School shooting: Indirect (ex)

more vague (the most frequent type of threat) -if I wanted to , i could kill people here

Biological causes of violence

neurological, chemical, physiological

socialization factors causes of violence

process by which a child learns to interact with the world

SHR?

supplementary homicide report

mass murder

the murder of 3 or more victims at a single location

Serial murder

the murder of 3 or more victims in a number of separate instances

spree murder

the murder of 3 or more victims in a short space of time

manslaughter

unintentional killing resulting from unjustified risky behavior

love obsession stalker

usually casual acquaintance with victim, but may be obsessed with a celebrity