Forensic Psychology

7. The British (Bottom-up) approach that uses statistical analysis of previous crimes.
12. An offender whose crime scene is chaotic, showing little planning and impulsive behaviour.
14. A geographical profiler term for an offender who operates close to their home base.
15. A trait in Eysenck’s theory linked to high levels of anxiety and emotional instability.
16. The attribution bias where neutral actions are misinterpreted as aggressive.
18. An aim of custodial sentencing designed to prevent future crime through fear of punishment.
19. The American approach to profiling that categorises offenders based on crime scene characteristics.
21. A psychological effect of prison where inmates lose their sense of personal identity.

1. The Eysenckian trait where individuals seek arousal due to an underactive nervous system.
2. The model suggesting a genetic vulnerability to crime is triggered by environmental stressors.
3. Sutherland’s theory that offending is learned through association with pro-criminal peers.
4. A justice programme involving a meeting between the offender and the victim.
5. The psychological term for re-offending after receiving punishment.
6. The stage of moral reasoning Kohlberg found most common in criminal offenders.
8. A type of management programme focusing on cognitive restructuring for offenders.
9. An offender who plans meticulously, targets a specific victim, and leaves little evidence.
10. A system of economy used in behaviour modification based on operant conditioning.
11. A cognitive distortion where an offender downplays the significance of their crime.
13. An offender who travels to a specific area outside their home to commit crimes.
17. The dimension of Eysenck’s personality theory associated with being cold and unemotional.
20. The "warrior gene" often studied for its link to aggression and offending.
22. Explanations focusing on brain structures (like the prefrontal cortex) or neurotransmitters.