Theories influencing policy development

Question 1

Biological

Death penalty

Answer 1

Should be used for people who are born criminals , linking with lombrosos theory.
We should remove criminals to have a better social order.
(-) we cannopt judge weather or not someone is criminal just down to their genetic/ biological makeup, many people who were put to death turened put to be innocent

Question 2

Biological

Eugenics

Answer 2

These are the improvment of human genetic qualities.
Positive Eugenics- increase the reproduction of good qualities
Negative Eugenics- removing the reproduction of bad qualities
Based of the theory if someone is criminal they are more likely to produce criminals.
Often sterilising people with undesirable traits.

Question 3

Individualistic

CBT

Answer 3

Cognative behevioral therapy is used on both offending children and adults, it makes them become concious of their own thoughts and actions.
It helps restructure thought prosesses and perception which leads to changes in a persons behavior for the better

Question 4

Individualistic

Psychoanalysis

Answer 4

Based of Freuds theory of personality, it highlights the unconcious conflict between