CCJ 4934 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Aggression, National Academy, Labeling Theory

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Sociology, Criminology and Law - Criminology
• Course: CCJ 4934
• Professor: Chris L Gibson

Document Summary

Focus on early traumatic events- how events affect health trajectory into adulthood. Not always trying to explain criminal behavior as outcome of interest- could be behavioral problems stemming from early on in the life course. Abcd project- brain development over time from 10-18 (take brain scans) and how brain development is impacted by substance use. Early behavioral problems: physical aggression, adhd, oppositional defiance disorder- actively resist authority figures, conduct disorder- classified as early onset (more persistent) or late onset. Infants and toddlers unable to commit crime: toddlers cannot form criminal intent. Human aggression will emerge early in the life cycle and tends to remain relatively stable over time. Background and context: national academy of sciences panel on understanding and control of violent behavior, modern perspectives emphasize aggressive and violent behaviors are learned responses to. Focus on mechanisms that cause aggression in early childhood- factors that predict aggression frustration, learned as instrument of achieving goals and occur by observing models.