LS272 Lecture 5: Psychological Explanations of Crime
13 Feb 2019
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Ls 272 - lecture 5 - integrative model of offending. Structural: people commit crime because of their social standing. Poor ses, deprivation of opportunities (education, etc. ), turn to crime to meet goals, prompt people to re-adjust structure, sense of injustice relative vs absolute deprivation : Even if overall wealth in society increases the average relative wealth of the poor to rich (inequality) maybe worse off. Relative is a more relevant factor when looking at sense of injustice and will cause more feelings of deprivation. Control theories: we"re all criminals, we just don"t know it yet. Aspect of socialization (people need to be constrained/controlled) Iq (not a cause, but a marker): lower iq = more criminal behaviour (correlation), May have impaired judgement, associated with impulsive actions. Body type: bigger body means more aggressive, more criminal behaviour, violence. Low levels of serotonin (increase tendency to be in negative.
