Forensic Psychology II CRJS 3107

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Forensic Psychology IICRJS 3107

• Nipissing University
• Lecture 1
• 9 January 2007

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Contact Information

• Instructor Dr. Jane Barker
• Office is A108A
• Office Hours Tuesdays Thursdays from 200
  300 p.m. (or by appointment)
• Phone [phone] x 4487
• EMAIL janeb_at_nipissingu.ca

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Course Information

• Textbook
• Andrews, D.A. Bonta, J. (2003). The Psychology
  of Criminal Conduct (3rd edition). Cincinnati,
  Anderson Publishing Co.
• Class Schedule
• Tuesdays 630 930 p.m.
• Required Readings each week

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Evaluation

• Final Grades will be determined as follows

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Class Schedule
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Letter Grades and Grading Standards Nipissing
Students

• Please consult page 271 of the 2005-2006
  Nipissing University Academic Calendar for a full
  description of the Letter Grades and Grading
  Standards.

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Course Info on the Web

• CRJS 3107 website
• Syllabus
• Assignment
• Announcements
• Go to www.nipissingu.ca
• Click on Faculty and Departments
• Click on Criminal Justice
• Click on Faculty
• Click on link under my name
• Click on Access Protected Area
• Enter Password
• Click on Course CRJS 3107

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Group Presentations

• Groups of 6-7 students
• Power-point presentation
• 45 to 50 minutes in length
• List of Topics to select from
• Sent to Course instructor by 4pm of the day of
  the presentation
• APA referencing for slides
• ONE GROUP MARK worth 15 of grade for each member
  of each group
• PARTICIPATION MARK worth 5

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Assignment

• 2 page summary
• Of personal contribution to the group assignment
• Due by 7 p.m. Tuesday April 3th, 2007
• Late papers
• will be penalized 10 per day that they are late

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APA Style

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological
  Association
• Nipissing Library Reference Desk
• call BF76.7 .P83 2001
• web site for APA http//www.apastyle.org/

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Groups and Topic Selection
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Treatment

• A Quick Review of the Treatment Principles

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Treatment Principles

• Risk Principle
• Match treatment services to risk level
• Need Principle
• Target criminogenic needs
• Responsivity Principle
• Match treatment style to offenders learning
  style
• Professional Discretion
• Program Integrity

Andrews, D. Bonta, J. (2003). The Psychology of
Criminal Conduct (3rd ed). Cincinnati, Anderson
Publishing Co.
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Risk Principle

• Criminal Behaviour can be predicted
• Treatment matching
• Link between assessment treatment

Andrews, D. Bonta, J. (2003). The Psychology of
Criminal Conduct (3rd ed). Cincinnati, Anderson
Publishing Co.
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The Need Principle

• Criminogenic Needs VS. Noncriminogenic Needs
• Dynamic
• Assoc. with Recidivism Weak assoc. with
  Recid.
• Change Crim Need Change Noncrim Need
• Change Recidivism Rate No change in recidivism

Andrews, D. Bonta, J. (2003). The Psychology of
Criminal Conduct (3rd ed). Cincinnati, Anderson
Publishing Co.
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Responsivity Principle

• Style and mode
• Cognitive Behavioural
• Motivation to change

Andrews, D. Bonta, J. (2003). The Psychology of
Criminal Conduct (3rd ed). Cincinnati, Anderson
Publishing Co.
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Professional Discretion

• Decision making
• Risk, Need, Responsivity are Empirical Basis for
  decision
• Professional Overrides
• Used judiciously
• Track them, analyze them.

Andrews, D. Bonta, J. (2003). The Psychology of
Criminal Conduct (3rd ed). Cincinnati, Anderson
Publishing Co.
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Program Integrity

• Is the Assessment Measure being used properly?
• Addition Errors?
• Conceptual Errors?
• Resistance to Change?
• Monitor
• Additional Training

Andrews, D. Bonta, J. (2003). The Psychology of
Criminal Conduct (3rd ed). Cincinnati, Anderson
Publishing Co.
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High Risk Offender

• NFB Film 1998

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Readings for Next Class

• Chapters 7