Silent Signals: A Review on Negative Emotions and Applying Psychology to Forensics In-Depth

Abstract

While the synchronous association between psychological factors and criminal behavior has been described in the literature, the influence of negative emotions from the context of forensic psychology has received much less attention. We tried to understand the crime from psychological aspects and connect it to the forensic view. A group of selected papers have been classified into three developmental stages according to a number of negative emotions and grouped under each stage. Generally, anger, depression, shame, guilt, fear, stress, frustration etc. are some negative emotions experienced by different developmental ages including childhood, young and adult are pointing out through this study. As evidence for this, the review has selected the most appropriate works to support its conclusions. Besides, it is important to note that crime is a multidisciplinary approach and there are no such writings can be seen in forensic psychological domain. It will be a valuable concern from mental health and psychological context.