Evaluation - 4.1,4.2,4.3

Question 1

BIOLOGICAL THEORIES INFORMING POLICY DEVELOPMENT
- eugenics
Strengths

Answer 1

It’s main ‘value’ today lies in critical criminology - as a cautionary example of how misuse of science can lead to authorisation social control

Question 2

Limitations

Answer 2

• historically linked to state abuse, eg sterilising thousands in the USA without consent and the eugenics ideology under-pinning the Holocaust
• often used to justify racist and classist policies, eg targeting ethnic minorities, those with disabilities, or those in poverty - reinforcing structural inequalities

Question 3

• biochemical and diet
  Strengths

Answer 3

• non invasive, low cost and adaptive across secure settings - a useful part of holistic rehabilitation

Question 4

Limitations

Answer 4

• changes may be temporary or superficial- if diet improves in custody but not sustained post-release, benefits are lost
• may not address deeper psychological or environmental causes of crime (eg trauma, abuse)

Answer 5

• proven success rates eg diet
• relies

Answer 6

• side effects
• ethical issues (eugenics, surgery)
• doesn’t take into account individual differences