CRIM 300W Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Twin Study, Xyy Syndrome, Jukes Family
21 Nov 2013
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Examine perspectives that deal with interaction between physiology and environmental factors. Early attempts emphasized biological influences are more important than social and environmental factors. Numerous physiological distinctions can be made between chronic violent offenders and others, but these differences are most evident when physical factors are combined with being raised in poor, disadvantaged environments. Nature vs. nurture: studies examining the influence of genetics and environment. Testing influence of heredity vs. environment to see which had the strongest effect on criminality. Contributed to how our understanding of how much criminality is inherited from parents vs. how much is due to cultural norms. Interaction between the two aspects (genetics and environment) causes crime among individuals in society. Early 1900s: dugdale & the jukes family and goddard & the kallikak family. Assumed crime is inherited, criminality is more likely to be found in certain families.
