subject: Knowledge Of Applied Psychology Is The Base Of Criminal Counseling [print this page] With a rise in people"s demand for more physical comfort and material pleasure, the number of crimes has increased. Some end up committing crimes under adverse social, economic and political circumstances. Some become criminals while fighting with injustices and iniquities. Victims of perverted psychology get trapped in the snare of crimes. So, understanding the psyche of criminals has become a part of style on psychology to keep a check on the number of crimes in society. Criminology a part ofapplied psychologyapplied psychology has been helpful to alleviate the causes of crime.
The application of criminology has been made in different fields one of which is criminal counseling. Criminal counseling is considered an honorable profession. Many youth who dare to play a challenging role in society are opting for criminal counseling as career with no second thought in the mind. Delving into the depth of a criminal"s psyche is not a task for everyone to accomplish. It requires one to grasp the nitty-gritty of human psychology, first and then to sharpen one"s edges in practicing it.
The focus of law has been transferred from punishment to rehabilitation of criminals through the services of criminologists. Professional criminologists have adopted some tricks and techniques to exercise on criminals. Education, psychological counseling and psychiatric treatment are among the tools of criminologists to address the issues of criminal psyche. Knowledge of applied psychology is a condition on the basis of which one can learn how to apply these tools. Psychological counseling is a kind of therapeutic treatment for criminals. The mode of counseling depends on the nature of a crime.
Criminal counseling throws a sharp focus on the physical and mental traits of criminals. Physical and psychological traits are supposed to determine one"s response and reaction to unfavorable environmental influences on one"s life. Some offenders who are neglected, discriminated or beaten by poverty since birth tend to show criminal behavior. Persons who have been suffering from emotional disorders since childhood are prone to committing an upsetting offence. Dealing with such cases requires criminologists to study applied psychology that throws light on personality disorders, emotional disorders and behavioral disorders.
The application of criminology has been made in different fields one of which is criminal counseling. Criminal counseling is considered an honorable profession. Many youth who dare to play a challenging role in society are opting for criminal counseling as career with no second thought in the mind. Delving into the depth of a criminal"s psyche is not a task for everyone to accomplish. It requires one to grasp the nitty-gritty of human psychology, first and then to sharpen one"s edges in practicing it.
The focus of law has been transferred from punishment to rehabilitation of criminals through the services of criminologists. Professional criminologists have adopted some tricks and techniques to exercise on criminals. Education, psychological counseling and psychiatric treatment are among the tools of criminologists to address the issues of criminal psyche. Knowledge of applied psychology is a condition on the basis of which one can learn how to apply these tools. Psychological counseling is a kind of therapeutic treatment for criminals. The mode of counseling depends on the nature of a crime.
Criminal counseling throws a sharp focus on the physical and mental traits of criminals. Physical and psychological traits are supposed to determine one"s response and reaction to unfavorable environmental influences on one"s life. Some offenders who are neglected, discriminated or beaten by poverty since birth tend to show criminal behavior. Persons who have been suffering from emotional disorders since childhood are prone to committing an upsetting offence. Dealing with such cases requires criminologists to study applied psychology that throws light on personality disorders, emotional disorders and behavioral disorders.
