The reason for this assessment is to help Jennifer refrain from her compulsive gambling behavior. About 2 to 7 % of those who gamble compulsively‚ are at a higher risk for a wide range of psychosocial and possibly legal problems (Doweiko‚ 2015). Thereby‚ it is imperative that the assessor take accurate‚ and effective note to assure that Jennifer get the proper course of treatment. During the interview process‚ Jennifer tells the therapist that she is no longer capable of controlling herself. She
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to other addictive disorders without involving the use of an intoxicating drug. There are many social and cultural factors that tend to increase the addictive potential of shopping and spending. The easy availability of credit and the material focus of society in general‚ encourages people to accumulate possessions now and worry about financial responsibility later. Purchasing has been made easier with the availability of on-line shopping and television warning signs of compulsive shopping
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Is Tobacco additive? In this article CEO’s of major tobacco companies went on record in front of congress to testify as to is nicotine addictive. They all answered no. they where all operating under an assumption nicotine isn’t addictive‚ In fact long-term tobacco use has a deadly effect on smokers as well as nonsmokers. Second hand smoke can cause childhood asthma. In adults that used tobacco long-term brain effects caused by nicotine exposure resulted in addiction. Nicotine’s pharmaceutical properties
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John Wayne Gacy is known today as one of the most disturbed serial killers in American history. Over the course of 6 years he claimed the lives of 33 men‚ brutally raping‚ torturing and eventually murdering them. Eventually‚ he was caught by police and was tried and convicted for his crimes. He was sentenced to die by lethal injection and was executed in 1994. Gacy was born in Chicago during the 1940’s. As a child he was very overweight and shy. He was very close to his mother but felt the need
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In the article “Remorse‚ Psychopathology‚ and Psychopathy among Adolescent Offenders” by Andrew Spice‚ Jodi Viljoen‚ Kevin Douglas‚ and Stephen Hart‚ the aim is to establish the effects of shame and remorse on young offenders. Previous research doesn’t allow discussion for the implications and differences between the two emotions. The article is meant to link the “bad” guys with the bad feelings; bad is in quotations as these people are deviant‚ but not necessarily bad. In the words of the authors
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The Role of the Lawyer in the Criminal Justice System Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 2‚ Issue 3‚ Winter 1998 December 1‚ 1998 Samuel A. Alito The remarks below are extended excerpts from a presentation made by Judge Alito at the 1997 National Lawyers Convention‚ entitled "The Crisis in the Legal Profession." This conference examines the impact of lawyers and the legal system "on government‚ freedom‚ responsibility and virtue." The conference brochure presents as a benchmark
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how does this type of criminal behavior begin? The answers to these questions must be addressed in order to stop the formation of deviance. While searching for these answers‚ the nature vs. nurture is brought up. Scientist and psychologists have debated over whether a child’s upbringing forms their behavior or whether they are born with a personality disorder‚ or could it be their body type and brain set up? (Jones 1) Society may never truly know all the causes of this behavior but
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The purpose of this study is to compare and contrast the constructs of psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder. The aim is to highlight whether the terms psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder reflect the same construct or whether they differ. Furthermore‚ recommendations for treatment of criminal behavior will be explored. For the purposes of this evaluation some definitions need to be highlighted: Criminal offence is an act that breaks a law‚ which relates how to behave in society
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Criminal Behavior Theories There are three major categories that are used to categorize criminal behavior. These are psychological theories‚ sociological theories and biological theories. Though each of them has a profound effect on how criminals behave‚ it is at times impossible to differentiate the three. This paper analyses the strengths and weaknesses of these three broad categories and gives a view of which one is the most applicable to the cause of modern criminal behavior. Psychological
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Organizational Behavior in Criminal Justice CJA/510 January 10‚ 2011 Brian Robinson Organizational behavior in a criminal justice agency is the way in which employees and their superiors interact amongst themselves and with one another both positively and negatively. Organizational behavior itself is the study of social conduct as it relates to the confines of a specific group. It is the study of how an individual or group interacts with one another and the dynamics of the personal relationships
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