XYY study

Question 1

Jacob XYY study

Answer 1

Some crime might be due to chromosomal abnormality.

Question 2

Sex chromosomes

Answer 2

Men= XY
The Y chromosome is what makes a person male.
Woman= XX

Question 3

Hyper masculine

Answer 3

When a man has an extra Y chromosome this will lead to hyper masculinity. Around 1 in every 1000 new born babies are born with an extra Y chromosome.

Question 4

Effects of XYY

Answer 4

Men who have this extra chromosomes are likely to be more aggressive than those with 1 Y chromosome
So might commit more violent crimes.

Question 5

Links to crime

Answer 5

Studies of the XYY show that they are 10 times more likely than XY men to be found among criminal populations.

Question 6

Limitations of XYY

Answer 6

After further research it was found that XYY men tend to commit NON- violent crimes, this shows we cannot categorize all crimes and we need to account for psychological, environmental and social factors that cause people to commit crimes