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