Psychology Of The Criminal Mind Poem by Paula Glynn

The criminal mind devious and clever
Yet not too clever for criminal psychology
Study of views, thoughts, intentions
Actions and reactions of criminals needing to sever
The legal courts needing criminal psychologists
Psychologists performing psychological assessments
Victims subject to the same: but criminals to blame.

The criminal mind behaving immorally not to belong
Family and friends wondering what they did wrong
The criminal violating social norms and traditions
Their behaviour aggressive and anti-social
Their minds twisted with rage and aggression
Their crimes performed in succession
Their behaviour designed to do dangerous damage.

But there a chance of rehabilitation
Psychologists helping with crime prevention
Criminal behaviour having started years ago in school detention
Different types of programmes helping criminals get along
Teaching the criminal behavioural right from wrong
Preventing recidivism: preventing the same behaviour
The criminal a devious and clever troublemaker.

Offender profiling essential in criminal investigation
Characteristics of the criminal linked to the crime scene
Where family and victims wish they had never been
Their troubles double when dealing with a violent criminal
Their deep wish they were in bed and it was only a terrible dream:
That their relative and friend were not at the scene
But the police will find out the perpetrator: who it had been.

Law enforcement doing criminal profiling
Narrowing down suspects at crime scenes
Forensic psychology vital resulting in
Investigative psychology around since the year 1800
Showing police have always caught their criminals
Knowing police will catch that perpetrator of crime
Making sure he or she does deserved prison time
The cruel and nasty psychology of the criminal mind.