SOC 2700 Lecture 4: Week 4 - Psychology and Crime, Conflict Theory
4 Feb 2012
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The problem of impulsivity of crime: people act without forethought > high level of impulsivity accompanied by lower iq, lack of direction/goals, etc, wilson and herrnstein: criminals are distinct. Eugenics (well-born: developed by sir francis galton > selective breeding. How can we predict criminal behaviour: role of science and iq > science developed in order to look at the role of iq in behaviour. Low iq in kids to predict anti-sociality down the line: alfred binet and the intent of iq > testing abilities of kids to place them in the best suited education, h. h. Goddard and iq studies (us soldiers; kallikak family) > inbred. Kallikak family of 450 family members, all descended of one couple. > tied not to just heredity but also poverty levels, etc. Examples of legislation: 1924: immigration restriction act (us, 1928 alberta sexual sterilization act (canada)
