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About Me
My name is Kirsten and I am 31 years of age. I am from the Central Coast, and am currently completing Bachelor of Psychology with a major in forensic studies and a breadth major in forensic and legal psychology at the University of Canberra I am currently in my 3rd year and am contributing to the Motivation and Emotion 2021 book. I am passionate about the mental health and the motivation of offenders in custody and on parole. I eventually want to be working in corrective services, more specifically in a correctional centre.

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Hobbies

 * Reading true crime books, thrillers and anything horror related.
 * Watching documentaries (especially those about mental health, true crime, and anything about abnormal behaviour), romantic comedies, thriller and horror movies.
 * Sewing, knitting, revamping old furniture and anything that allows me to be creative.
 * Yoga, walking with friends and hiking
 * Word puzzles, crosswords and sudoku

Book Chapter
"How does motive impact on criminal culpability?"

Social Contributions

 * 1) Psychological theory sub-headings - changed to sentence case in torture motivation.
 * 2) Comment - informed author of changes in torture motivation.
 * 3) General edit - informed author of inclusion of possible torture example