forensic psychologist

We had a forensic psychologist come into our class and we learned some facts about the way a criminal minds work, and why people do the things they do.  We also learned some statistic facts about the real amount of crimes that will happen and if any criminals would recommit this crime after they were released from jail. Yesterday the forensic psychologist talked to us about how a criminals mind works. He told us that some people who commit these crimes may not feel that they did anything wrong. That’s where the forensic psychologist comes in. the forensic psychologists is an expert witness who is called to testify about the defendants behavior. Using interviews, psychological evidence and person’s background, and the psychologist will give their opinion on the mental state of the defendant and the accused. In class the forensic psychologist talked about the amount of people who would commit a crime. Then he talked about once released from jail the amount of them who would do it a second time. He said that out of all the people who go to jail for a crime and then get out of jail would recommit the crime would be around one person out of ten people. He also talked about how there is rules for offender, that they can’t be around playgrounds. He said that very few offenders go to playgrounds to take kids. Most of the offenders take kids that they would know. In class he also talked about how most of the people who commit crimes were under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He explained that the people in jail would tell him they have never done crime sober. That most crime that are committed are by people who were not in the right state of mind. That alcohol affects the decisions people make.