CJ 3300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sigmund Freud, Jeremy Bentham, Determinism
12 Sep 2018
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Why do they break the law: free will, biological and psychological causes, social structural explanations, multidimensional explanations. Roles of theory: points the way to new research, drives new variables, builds interconnections among variables, builds systems of thought, new social and theoretical conclusions. Roles of research: uses methods to collect data, helps to identify variables to be studied, tests variables for their worth, analyzes related variables, suggests new directions for theory. Free will v. determinism: free will, we choose how we act, punishment is the answer, determinism, can"t help it, treatment is the answer. Individuals should be judged on acts, not beliefs. Early biological positivism: lombroso, father of criminology, believed the criminal man was distinct from other humans, with earlier evolutionary characteristics. Sociobiology today: linked genetic and environmental factors, social factors are often needed to trigger and/or interact with the physiological characteristics of the brain and nervous system. Unlawful activities can be related to search for compensatory gratification.
