CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Crime Prevention, Albert Bandura, Social Cognitive Theory
14 Mar 2017
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At the foundation of the freudian psychoanalytic perspective is the assumption that the human personality is driven by unconscious forces many of them related to sexual desires. Id (instictual/impulsive)- superego(develops as we maturemoral compass) - ego (interfaces with reality/ regulates the demands of id and superego [rational calculator]) Freudian criminologists attribute criminality to problems with: lack of superego development: uncompassionate with others, overactive superego: individuals commit crimes to be punished, weak ego: impulsive (pleasure-seeking/hedonistic) ego fails to control behaviour and regulate demands of the id. Sexual disorders are a result of suppressed, latent and unconscious desires; and the inability of the person to effectively deal with their desires. Re: russel williams case- argument: not a psychopath, but possesses a sexual disorder. Differs from psychoanalytic approach in that abnormal behaviour is said to stem from abnormal or criminal personality traits rather than unconscious causes. Focusses on traits like impulsiveness, aggressiveness, extroversion, neoroticism, psychotisism, thrill seeking, hostility, emotional volitility.
