Lombroso Criminal Features

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Lombroso Criminal Features
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Can you look at the features of an individual and
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or not?Try this test and see how good you are
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Sheldon Somatotypes

• Endomorph
• Ectomorph
• Mesomorph

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Genetics

• Abnormal chromosome pattern XYY
• Hormones and Neurotransmitters
• a)Testosterone high levels associated
  with aggression
• b) Serotonin low levels associated with poor
  impulse control

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Psychoanalytic Approach
There are 3 parts to the mind
The Id Resides in the unconscious mind Contains
basic instincts and desires. Is totally selfish
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The Super Ego
This acts as our conscience. It expects us to
behave unselfishly all the time even when this is
totally unrealistic It resides partially in the
unconscious mind
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The Ego
This resides in the conscious mind It must
balance pressure from the Id and the Superego It
decides how we will behave
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• Poor development of the super ego could lead to
  criminal behaviour.
• Problems with relationships in childhood leads to
  problems in adulthood life.

• This could occur
• when parents provide poor role models or the
  relationship between parent and child is poor
• For example Bowlbys Theory of Maternal
  Deprivation.

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Learning Theories

• Social Learning We copy behaviours we see
  others performing. The influence of the media
  could be important here

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Differential Association Model

• The advantages and disadvantages of obeying the
  law or performing criminal behaviour are weighed
  up
• Which ever behaviour appears to have the most
  advantages or fewest disadvantages to it is the
  behaviour performed

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Eysenck Personality
Introversion/Extroversion
Stability/Neurotocism
Psychoticism
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Criminal Personality
These individuals have high scores for
extraversion, neurotocism and psychoticism
Extraverts take less notice of the opinion of
others and are harder to condition
High scorers for neurotic react emotionally and
have difficult to deal with stress
High scores for psychoticism could mean the
person is cold and cannot empathise with others
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Offender Profiling
USA
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