Criminality Case

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Psychology is the study of the human mind and its function; it also affects the mental characteristics, attitudes and behaviours of a person or group. On September 20th, 2012 at 6:00pm the College of the Bahamas hosted a Colloquium in Criminality in the Performing Arts Centre at the college's Oakes Field Campus. In attendance were researchers, Mrs Tonya Anderson, Ms Jessica Minnis, Ms E'Thegra Symonette, Mr William Felding and Mr Michael Stevenson respectively. Recruits of the Police Training College were also in attendance.

The aforementioned forum was held by faculty members of the School of Social Sciences at the college as they tried to find the link between criminality in the Bahamas. The results and discoveries were truly shocking because they were recorded from the perspectives of inmates at Her Majesty's Prison. The information and research given to many students like myself was useful and it could have been applied to many professions including social workers, security officials respectively.

The research covered topics that related to economics & crime. Research suggests that according to their surveys and studies their criminal behaviours were conducive in regards to their social environments. Some factors that contributed to their behaviours included family, peers, educational background and recreational involvement. One must truly examine these social factors to completely understand the past of those incarcerated at the local prison. The forum also geared toward developing strategies that would intervene with this link. Researchers informed the audience that the research was conducted in 2010 in order to create a bio on each inmate.

Violence experienced by many of the inmate's years before they were arrested and sentenced. Pre-conviction violence and its link to first time offenders are extremely prevalent. Offenders were probably most likely to have be exposed or victims to violence in their homes or dismissed from school than inmates than victims of nonviolent crimes. Decreased academic achievements have also been said to be linked to violent crimes. This greatly influences the type or nature of crimes committed by the offender. The notion that homes and the educational systems are also responsible for the violent acts in the prisoners' life.

Mr. Stevenson also explained to audience the relationship between the effects of socio-economic and crime in the Bahamas. Inmates provided researches with self-reports on their economic history, proposing that these results also caused them to commit these crimes. Economic frustration, inability to get a job or low income may be associated to their criminal behaviour. Finally, their integration and acceptance in society upon their subsequent release from prison propose that inmates are concerned with their family ties and locating homes and employment and possible reoffending.

As individuals