explanations of criminal behaviour

Question 1

what are the 4 explanations of crime

Answer 1

brain injury
XYY
social learning theory
labeling

Question 2

who supported brain damage as an explanation of crime and what did he find

Answer 2

Williams - 60% of 196 prisoners had received some sort of traumatic brain injury

Question 3

what is the prevalence of XYY

Answer 3

it it 0.1%

Question 4

explain how XYY causes crime

Answer 4

leads to faster physical development
lower intelagnace and leaning difficulties
over agresiv and lack empathy

Question 5

evaluate XYY

Answer 5

difficult to test for a birth so not useful
can’t explain crime for women as it can only happen in men

Question 6

what did thielgaurd find in relation to XYY

Answer 6

a very small % of inmates have XYY

Question 7

what did Williams find in relation to social learning theory

Answer 7

measured aggregation inc children befor and after the introduction of TV
children more agresiv after the introduction

Question 8

explain the proses of labeling

Answer 8

others beliefs about us even if they may be incorrect impact how we see ourselves

Question 9

who supports labelling and what did they find

Answer 9

jahoda-kida in gana given labels based on day of their birth Monday is pleasant and sweet, Wednesday is short tempered.

22% of kids in Juvi are Wednesday births
6% are Monday