BIOLOGICAL CAUSES OF CRIME

Question 1

POINT - SEX

Answer 1

Explain - men have higher levels of testosterone which can make them more aggressive in some cases. Men are more likely to commit a violent crime.
Example - The Scottish prison population is 90% male and 10% female

Question 2

POINT - EVIL/PSYCHOPATHIC

Answer 2

Explain - someone with the mental process of psychopathy commits a crime as they lack empathy and feel no remorse
Example - in 2018 Aaron Campbell a 16-year-old showed no remorse when being charged with abduction, rape and murder of Alesha MacPhail