causes of crimes Flashcards
social causes of crimes
upbringing and people around may contribute to criminal activity
economic causes of crimes
there may be financial motive behind criminal activity
biological causes of crimes
it may be someone is biologically predisposed to commit crimes- born to be a criminal
influence of drugs and alcoholl
social factor
1. to commit crime
2. to fund or meet addiction
2/3rd of violent crime is committed while someone is under the influence of drugs and alcohol
adverse childhood experience
social factor
16x more likely to take drugs
15x more likely to commit an act
20x to be in prison
peer pressure
social factor
80% of all domestic abuse crimes have male perp and female victim
greed
economic factor
selfish desire to get more and more of something
natalie mcgarry
poverty
economic factor
don’t have the basics to survive
25% of all crimes of dishonesty are survival shoplifting
unemployment
economic factor
no skills, no money legally
high level of gangland shootings in places like maryhill
brain disorder
biological factor
psychopathy
lack of emotion/empathy
aaron campbell
hormones
biological factor
testosterone
aggressive, bigger risk takers
90% of prisoners are male
immature brains
biological factor
not yet fully developed
don’t understand the consequences
judges consider community service rather than jail
