CHAPTER TWO

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CHAPTER TWO

• INDIVIDUAL VIEWS OF DELINQUENCY

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Categories of Theories

• Classical/Choice
• Biosocial
• Psychological

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Classical/Choice

• Cesare Beccaria
• Free will
• Pleasure-pain principle
• Problems

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More Theories

• Routine Activities
• Rational choice
• Crime if
• Suitable target
• No capable guardian
• Motivated offender

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Deterrence

• Risk/benefit
• General v. specific deterrence
• Assumptions
• What does the evidence show?

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Biological Theories

• Lombrosos Atavism Theory
• Born criminal
• Discredited

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Modern Biosocial Theories

• Minimal Brain Dysfunction
• Traits that heighten risk of delinquency
• Diet
• Schoenthaler research in public schools
• 2000 study
• Phoenix study
• Schoenthaler study of incarcerated juveniles

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Modern Biosocial Theories

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Childhood development
• Medical problems
• Connection to juvenile delinquency
• Learning disabilities
• Whats the connection with juvenile delinquency?
• ADHD

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Genetics

• Twin studies
• Adoption

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Adopted Juveniles with Criminal Record
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Psychological Theories

• Psychodynamic
• Freud
• 3 part personality
• Social Learning
• How do we learn?
• Violent home
• Violence in TV, video and the movies

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Cognitive Theory

• Kohlbergs moral development theory
• Stages
• Punishment and obedience
• Hedonistic orientation
• Interpersonal concordance
• Law and order
• Social contract
• Universal ethical principles
• Which stages are delinquents stuck at?

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

• Definition
• Conduct disorder
• Characteristics
• What correlates with it?
• Cannot assume the role of another

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Explanations of Female Violence

• Biological
• Lombrosos masculinity hypothesis
• Pollacks theory
• Psychological

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INDIVIDUAL VIEWS OF DELINQUENCY

• END CHAPTER TWO