Turning To Crime

Question 1

What was the aim of Raine study on biological theories of crime

Answer 1

To discover whether there are brain abnormalities in murderers

Question 2

What was the aim of Wilson and daly study on biological theories of crime

Answer 2

To examine gender and age patterns in crimes of violence

Question 3

What was the aim of Brunner study on biological theories of crime?

Answer 3

To explain the behaviour of the family affected by mental retardation and violence

Question 4

What was the aim of Yochelson and Samenows study on cognitive theories of crime?

Answer 4

To understand the make up of the criminal personality, to establish techniques that can be used to alter personality disorders that produce crime , and to establish techniques that can be effective in preventing criminal behaviour

Question 5

What was the method of Brunner ?

Answer 5

Case study, correlation, quasi experiment

Question 6

What was the sample in Brunner?

Answer 6

5 males from a family in the Netherlands

Question 7

What was the procedure of Brunner

Answer 7

Analysis of urine sample over 24 hours and an IQ test

Question 8

What are the results of Brunner

Answer 8

All males had mental retardation (an IQ of 85), all makes had a lack of MAOA and a point mutation was found in the X chromosome

Question 9

What was the conclusion in Brunner ?

Answer 9

Gene mutations can be responsible for aggressive behaviour . Defect in MAOA can be paired with seratonin metabolism and violent behaviour

Question 10

What was the method in Raine et al

Answer 10

Quasi, lab , matched pairs

Question 11

What were the participants in Raine et al?

Answer 11

Opportunity sample of 41 murderers . 39 males and 2 females.. Deffered to uni of California and tested plea of NGRI , matched in age , sex and schizophrenia –> control group volunteers

Question 12

What was the procedure of Raine?

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Participants are med free for two week and injected with a glucose tracker .. 32 mins whilst completed performance task , then a PET scan after

Question 13

What were the results in Raine

Answer 13

Reduce glucose metabolism in pre frontal correct , abnormal asymmetries of activity in amygdaloid,thalamus and hippocampus

Question 14

What were the conclusions if Raine

Answer 14

Murderers have different brain activity such as violence

Question 15

What was te method of Wilson and daly

Answer 15

Data analysis from police crime records .. Snapshot

Question 16

What was the procedure of Wilson and daly

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Reviewed homocidal crimes in Detroit in 1972, categorised age and sex

Question 17

What were the results in Wilson and daly?

Answer 17

Total for men homocide = 422 but women = 90
Most common reason was retaliation or jelousy for women
Homocide a done by young unmarked males as well as victims

Question 18

What were the conclusions of Wilson and daly

Answer 18

Could be explained by status frustration ad competition … Evolutionary explanation