CRM 1301 Study Guide - Dementia, Language Barrier, List Of Tom And Jerry Characters
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Problems of the mind( intellectual incompetence) people who commit crimes, are feral minds. Therefore: criminals are physically and mentally defective due to genetics: recommendations, critique, failure to measure substantial environmental( we should see just as many femals in prison as men , if we are basing it on heredity) Richard dugale: conducted general family studies, hypothesis, behaviours that are genetically determined should correlate more strongly among family members. The problem: feeble-mindedness: theory: criminality is an inherited trait and feeble-mindedness is inherited, thus: criminality is an artefact of feeble-mindedness, solution: society must stop interfering with natural selection ( stop trying to help these individuals) 1904: developed tool to ascribe mental age to individuals, mental age, age associated with the last tasks performed. Iq: mental age divided by chronological age and multiply by 100. Intelligence is not a statistic measurable thing: tests are rough empirical guide to identify children who need help, focus must be on providing assistance and not identifying cause.
