Situations Of Criminality

Question 1

Fred and Rose West - who were they?

Answer 1

• English Serial Killers who committed at least 12 murders (8+ involving rape) between 1967 and 1987 in Gloucestershire
• younger women were victims

Question 2

Fred and Rose West - Social theories to apply to their behaviour

Answer 2

Bandura - Social Learning theory (both of the Wests were exposed to violence, sexual abuse and aggression in their childhood
Eysenck
Right realism

Question 3

Fred and Rose West - Biological theories to apply to their behaviour

Answer 3

The brain (injuries) - Fred West motorcycle accident
The brain (abnormalities) - Rose West electroconvulsive therapy
Physiological (innate criminality) - Fred West physical features - sloping forehead
Physiological (Somatotypes) - Fred West mesomorphy
Genetic - Rose West’s father suffered from schizophrenia

Question 4

Richard Speck - who was he and what did he do?

Answer 4

July 13-14th 1966

American Mass murderer who killed 8 student nurses, and raped one

Question 5

Richard Speck - why was he suspected of having XYY?

Answer 5

Jacob’s theory was present at the time
Richard had facial acne and was above 6ft tall
He pleaded insanity but was denied

Question 6

Richard Speck - theories to explain his behaviour

Answer 6

• XYY syndrome

- innate criminality (jug ears, high cheekbones, wrinkles)