Segment 4 Flashcards
Behavior which criminal in nature; A behavior which violates law.
Criminal Behavior
It is also refer to conduct of an offender that leads to and the commission of unlawful act
Criminal Behavior
Origins of Criminal Behavior (3)
BIOLOGICAL FACTOR
PERSONALITY DISORDER FACTOR
LEARNING
Implies that criminal acts are unavoidable , inevitable consequences of the bad seed or bad blood.
biological factor
It emphasizes genetic predisposition toward antisocial and criminal conduct
Biological factor
Theory that suggests that criminality is inherited and that someone is born criminal could be identified by the way they look.
Born criminal by Cesare Lombroso ( father of criminology )
How many offenders did lombroso examined?
4000 offenders
Somatotyping by WILLIAM SHELDON (3)
Endomorphs
Ectomorphs
Mesomorphs
Classification system of personality patterns and corresponding body built
Somatotyping
- Increased fat storage, a wide waist, and large bone structure
- have smooth, round body, small shoulder and shorter limbs
- have a viscerotonic temperaments ( extroverted)
ENDOMORPHS
-Long, thin muscles and limbs and low fat storage
-slim
Have a Ceberatonic Temperament ( introverted)
Ectomorphs
-Predisposed to build muscle, but not store fat, strong and solid
- rectangular in shape with an upright posture
- have a somotonic temperaments
Mesomorphs
Developed his physique theory in his book physique theory in his book Physique and Character published in 1912
Ernst Kretchmer
- Skinny, with slender body type
- commits crime such as theft and fraud
Asthenic Type
-Has broad shoulder, powerful legs, and muscular body types
- usually commits violent crimes
Athletic Type
Individual is stout, has short stubby hands and with round body
- usually commits offenses against deception fraud and violence
Pyknic Type
Less clearly evident having any predominant type ( unclassified )
Commits offenses against decency and morality
The jukes: A study in crime, pauperism, disease and heredity
- had discerned is todah known as “ the poverty cycle” or “ culture of poverty” and is believed to be the result of environment, not heredity.
Richard Dugdale
Regarded as the mother of criminals
Margarette Ada Juke
The kallikak family: a study in heredity of feeblemindedness in 1912.
This book was highly influential in the eugenics movement
Henry Goddard
Kallikak is a pseudonym derived from the greek words Kallos means _________ and Kakos means __________.
Beauty
Bad
Refers to an act that exhibits a pervassive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others
Type of mental disorders in which you have a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving
Personality Disorder Factor
Explains that criminal behavior is learned primarily by observing or listening to the people around us
Learning factor
People learn values, attitudes, techniques through their interactions with others
Differential Association Theory by EDWIN SUTHERLAND
