Psychiatry and Psychology

Criminal Psychology

The branch of psychology which investigates the psychology of crime with particular reference to the personality factors of the criminal.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The branch of psychology which investigates the psychology of crime with particular reference to the personality factors of the criminal.

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1 entry terms
  • Psychology, Criminal

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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as SPEC, SPEC qualif; as psychol of the criminal mind, no qualif; consider also PRISONERS /psychol

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  1. F02w.784w.240w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Criminal Psychology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003417. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003417
  2. Criminal Psychology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_psychology
  3. Criminal Psychology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139238