Devlopmental psychology: How do criminals develop? Flashcards
What does developemental mean?
Steps involved in behaviour as we age involve individual differences in how we learn and develop and common developmental step to everyone. How behaviours develop via childhood or change over time, including biological and environmental
How could social class matter in the criminal developement?
How higher social class individuals are often expected to succeed in boosting their confidence and opportunities. Lower-class individuals may face negative stereotypes, leading to self-doubt and fewer opportunities, which can reinforce the cycle of inequality.
Lower class more likely to be watched by police
Why do labels given to parents matter for the person in criminal development?
Labels given to parents matter because they can influence how both parents and children behave. A label like “supportive” can lead parents to act more nurturing, while a label like “neglectful” may cause parents to disengage.
Also girls tend to listen to parents label.
How can a resistance of a label (self defeating prophecy) encourage criminal development?
A self defeating prophecy is a prediction that becomes false because of the prediciton itself
Which study support the resistance of a label?
Fuller
Black American school girls were told they were going to amount to nothingbut excelled and did reqally well
How does and acceptance of a label encourage criminal developement?
Low self esteem more likely to accept negative labels
How can postive and negative labels encourage criminal developement?
Positive labels boost confidence and performance, while negative labels can lead to self doubt and reinforce unwanted behaviours
When does the ID develop and how can this explain aggressive behaviour?
Id developed from birth
The ID is driven by basic instincts and seeks immediate gratification of desries
Satisfy impulse regardless of the social consequence
The superego can explain criminal behaviour, at what age do we internalise with parents? Why could this lead to criminal behavhiour?
Superego developed during the phallic stage (3-6). During this stage, children start to adopt their parents’ moral values. A weak or undeveloped superego might result in a lack of guilt, remourse, or moral consideration which can influence criminal or antisocial behaviour
What are the 4 stages of SLT and how would tey relate to criminal behaviour?
A- Exposed to criminal behaviour, pay attention to those actions. If they observe a criminal behaviour bring awards like money more likely to focus on and internalise these behaviours as desirable.
R- Retains the observed criminal behaviour, they are learning the specifics of criminal behaviour
R- Person attempts to reproduce the criminal behaviour
M- If the person sees that the criminal vehaviour leads to rewards they are motivated to continue
How does Kung San people of the Kalahari Desert shows a culure difference in criminal developement?
They dont see aggression as a valuable behaviour and so is not present in this culture
What are some biological developements in criminal development
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Brain injury
How does Chambliss show a difference in social class on the idea of labelling?
Middles class- Saints
Lower class- Roughnecks
Same behaviour- lower class- troublemakes- middle class- good boys showing mischief
