PSYC 3402 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Monoamine Oxidase A, Differential Association, Tryptophan
12 Apr 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Monday, january 23, 2017: 115 provincial correctional facilities, 58 federal facilities. Crime severity index: measures police reported crime in canada, tracks changes in the severity of police reported crime, changes in more serious crime has a bigger impact on the index, analyzes amount of crime and severity. Determinants of crime: distal (historical, proximal (immediate, situational, identify factors that are most strongly associated with criminality to develop assessments that reflect these domains and interventions to reduce future offending, meta-analysis very helpful, correlations. Chapter 2: biological and evolutionary theories of crime. Lombroso: father of criminology, argued criminals possess distinct physical features, sloping foreheads, twisted lips, big nose, criminals are evolutionary throwbacks that are more similar to neanderthals. Hormones and nt"s: positive correlation with testosterone and aggression - relatively small effect, tryptophan obtained from diet, csf most reliable to measure se, correlation with malfunctioning se and aggression.
