Psychological Perspectives on Human Behaviour and Criminal Justice Process

Human behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERACESS.................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Psychology is the study of science, human mind and their behaviour. This discourse
analyse psychological views. Furthermore, it also help to find out the effects of social influence
on Human behaviour and also theories and causes of criminal behaviour. Additionally, it
assesses how psychological perspectives are applied in public services and it examines the James
Bulger murder.
This report has been covered brutal murder of 2 years old child James Bulger which was
done by 2 youngest killers Robert Thompson and Jon Venable. This report has been described
two psychology theories to explain human behaviour. It will also define how group influences
to human behaviour and their affect on human behaviour. The investigation of the theories of
criminal behaviour and causal factors will help to undersatd the Physiology and it has been
link with the case study of James Bulger's murder. This Report has been asses how
Psychological prospectives applied in public services. In the end of this report has been analysed
the effect of social influence on human behaviour and how it can create criminal thinking in
human mind. Henceforth this report emphasis over various stages involve in criminal justice
process. Involvement of various stakeholders in the justice process will also be specifies in this
report. Effectiveness will also be specifies in this report about involvement of all the respective
stakeholders in the criminal justice. This report also focus over various methods to evaluate
about the effectiveness of criminal justice process.
TASK 1
Psychology today do not accept that there is one correct way to study the way people
behave or they think. There are various schools and institutions of thought which evolved
throughout the development of Psychology which also continue to give shape the way
Psychology investigate human behaviour. This schools teach people about the Human mind and
how it reacts in different situations.
Human behaviour is an approach to the Psychology which helps to study the forces of the
Psychology underlying emptions, human behaviour and sensitivity and how this is related to the
advance childhood occurrence.
The Behavioural approach -This is an approach of the Psychology which was emerged in
the 20 Th century as a consequence to the human behaviour theory According to this theory
behaviour of the humans can be described properly without recourse either to the inner
Psychology events in the human's life such as beliefs and thoughts. There are two methods of
group influence and both the factors affect on the human behaviour . Conformity and obedience
are methods of group influence. This can affect on the human mind and change their thinking
and their lifestyle. This can be reason behind the murder of James Bulger. Both the children can
be influence by the group of their friends or forced by their friends to do murder. It is a action of
the any group of people and adopting their lifestyle. For example most of the persons drinks
alcohol because their friends used to do, or their friends can be assumed that it can be safe to do.
Obedience is the action I which person listen to the group of people or it can be order by them to
do it. This can also be a reason behind that murder. Both the children was very young, they were
not knowing what they are doing, so it can be order from their friends or any group of people to
beat that child.
Analysis and knowledge of Psychological theories and the social determinant is
applicable to the public work because These theories explain that nature of human and how their
mind can think like “Prejudice is an attitude negative emotional response to a particular group of