PSYC 3402 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 - Theories of Crime.docx
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Bob was recently released from prison after serving a five-year sentence. He had a criminal background for many years and experienced child abuse. Biological and evolutionary explanations for antisocial behaviour, crime, and related phenomena. Biological explanations are varied, ranging from genetics as exemplified by twin and adoption studies to brain neurochemistry and the importance of diet. The environment our hunter-and-gatherer ancestral environment, that is profoundly shaped the evolution of the human species, and continues to influence our biology and our biology is constantly influenced by our ever-changing surroundings. In sum, a theory is simply an explanation of a particular phenomenon, in our case antisocial behaviour. 1758 1828: franz gall was the founding father of phrenology a theoretical perspective positing that there is a relationship between the shape and size of a person"s head and his/her personality, mental ability, and behaviours.
