Crime Topic Q Flashcards
Who are the 3 background researchers
Dabbs
Gesch
Farrington and West
What was Dabbs research
What was the results
Study in testosterone crime and misbehaviour mong 682 male prisoners from those who committed sex and violent crimes and theft drugs crimes
Measured testosterone levels from saliva samples
Showed those of violent crimes had higher testosterone levels also violated more rules in prison
What was the research and results by gesch
Double blind placebo controlled randomised risk of 231 young adult prisoners
Compared disciplinary offence befor ad during supplementation
Active 26% fewer offences
Average 35% reduction I offences over 2 weeks
Antisocial behaviour can be reduced by diets and poor diet in community
What was the research btw farringotn and gecsh
421 boys aged 8 when study began interviews as boys teens nd then adults again, juvenile and criminal record reported
Identified range of risk factors of offending in boys
School performance, poorer and larger families, disrupted families, poor parental supervision, role models and influence
What was the aim of raine study
To investigate differences in Brian activity in ngri murdered and non ngri murdered
Plead not guilty due to reason of insanity
What was the iv in raine
Murderer pleading guilty of ngri
What was the dv
The Brian activity in pre frontal cortex and other areas like amygdala and hippocampus
What was the design
Matched participants design
Matched age gender and 6 schizophrenic matched with 6 control
What was the sample
Control - 42 mean age 31.7 matched on age and gender (30 males)
41 ps in experimental group 39 men and 2 women
Mean age 34.:
What was 2 material used in the study
Pet machine to image brush functioning
Continuous performance task
What was procedure
Kept in custody and medication free for 2 weeks
Partitions injected with FDG tracer - radiative glucose, that can be tracked through the pet scanner and showing which areas of Brian most active through colouring
They completed a continuous performance task once inhected
32 minutes after injection they transferred to room with per scanner
What was results
They had lower activity in pre frontal cortex - loss of self control and altered emotions
Lower activity in left side of amygdala and thalamus - linked to limbix system - failure to learn negative effects of believe and lack of inhibition for violent behaviour
Conclusion
Results do not mean that pleading guilty means they aren’t responsible for their actions
2 strategies
Chemical castration - reduce restoring only in men and violent sexual crimes
Nutritional supplement - reduce all offence in young offenders
Diets in people in general
