Criminal Psychology Paper
Dr. Campbell and many other psychologists believe that the ways our criminal justice system uses to treat and interview the victims of sexual assault are quite frustrating for the victim. Generally the crime is reported after 24 hours, 48 hours or 72 hours after the assault and this period is not enough for the victim to come out of the trauma. So when the law enforcement officials question him/her about the incident, the answer comes in lots of bits and pieces. While accounting the scene of the assault the information provided to officers is not continuous and as a result the law enforcement officials find the behavior very suspicious which is enough for them to tag the victim as a liar. They assume that the scene is made up and start questioning
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Campbell on the whole and specifically with the point that there can be conflicts in the attitude of victim with their advocates and medical professionals and the investigators. Due to traumatic memory, they feel exposed and assaulted again and again when they are asked every detail about the rape just happened to them. Due to this feeling they cannot cooperate confidently but the feeling can’t be the same with advocates who are trained to support the victim emotionally. So it is the need of the hour to train the law enforcement officials so that they can understand the human psychology and the neurobiological factors involved in traumatic situations. This will help them make sense of the victim’s behaviors that seem mysterious at first.
Several training programs have been started to educate the people in justice system. These programs focus on human psychology and focus on the importance of giving time and space to the victims so that they can feel free to express themselves without any interruption. They can be asked to write everything in detail on some paper in a separate room. This helps them recollect every detail in their minds which can be questioned later on. It is the basic right of every victim that enters into criminal justice system for justice, to feel safe, comfortable and
Campbell on the whole and specifically with the point that there can be conflicts in the attitude of victim with their advocates and medical professionals and the investigators. Due to traumatic memory, they feel exposed and assaulted again and again when they are asked every detail about the rape just happened to them. Due to this feeling they cannot cooperate confidently but the feeling can’t be the same with advocates who are trained to support the victim emotionally. So it is the need of the hour to train the law enforcement officials so that they can understand the human psychology and the neurobiological factors involved in traumatic situations. This will help them make sense of the victim’s behaviors that seem mysterious at first.
Several training programs have been started to educate the people in justice system. These programs focus on human psychology and focus on the importance of giving time and space to the victims so that they can feel free to express themselves without any interruption. They can be asked to write everything in detail on some paper in a separate room. This helps them recollect every detail in their minds which can be questioned later on. It is the basic right of every victim that enters into criminal justice system for justice, to feel safe, comfortable and