unit 2 - 4.1

Question 1

formal policies

Answer 1

‘crime control’ policies imposed by official bodies (eg. prison sentences)

Question 2

informal policies

Answer 2

help reduce crime often treatments or interventions, not enforced by official bodies (eg. alcohol support groups/grounding in the home)

Question 3

what policy is developed from biochemical: alcohol abuse theories?

Answer 3

drug treatment: antibuse, causes negative side effects (eg. sickness) when you take alcohol

Question 4

what does biochemical theories about alcohol say causes crime?

Answer 4

alcohol abuse causes crime as it changes your brain chemicals causing violent and aggressive behaviour

Question 5

what policy is developed from biological theories about sex offenders?

Answer 5

stillbestrol is a chemical castration which reduces male sex drive (side effects incl serious psychiatric disorders)

Question 6

what policy is developed from biochemical: drug abuse theories?

Answer 6

drug treatment: methadone, prevents withdrawal symptoms for heroin addicts

Question 7

what does biochemical theories about drugs say causes crime?

Answer 7

drug abuse leads to addicts committing crime to afford the drugs

Question 8

what policy is developed from theories about diet?

Answer 8

improving prisoners diets, providing more vitamins, minerals and essentials fatty acids helps reduce anti-social behaviour

Question 9

what does theories about diet say causes crime?

Answer 9

a poor diet can cause crime as people lack nutrients which help them to develop adequately