CRIM 103 Lecture 1: Week 1 - Notes
27 Nov 2020
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Crim 103 - psychological explanation of criminal and deviant behaviour. An offence punishable by law; illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime); an evil act (crime against humanity); a shameful act (a crime to waste them) Criminal behaviour refers to intentional behaviour that violates a criminal code; intentional in that it did not occur accidentally or without justi cation of excuse. (bartol & bartol, 2008) An act or state of departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour . (miriam-webster, 2016) Psychological theories use the individuals psychology to explain motivation and compulsion to violate social norms. often mirrors biological explanations with added emphasis on brain function. Behaviour that is out of the norm crime and criminology. The concept of crime" is socially de ned and hence inherently intertwined with theory. (morden & palys, 2014) psychology. 1 the scienti c study of the human mind and its functions, esp. those affecting behaviour in a given context.
