CRIM 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Borderline Personality Disorder, Twin Study, Anti-Social Behaviour
28 Oct 2016
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Most early criminogenic theories postulated bio to be single causal agent for crime. Gall believed criminal could be identified by shape of skull. Atavism - term associated w/ lombroso & positivist school of thought. Notion that criminals less evolved that normal humans. Darwin"s theory of evolution explained how certain genetic characteristics can lead individual to be more/less successful/fit in some environments than others. Eugenics - methods to improve populations by controlling breeding to increase occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Behavior caused by combo of many factors including biology as part of equation. Personality will be greatly influenced by environment child grows up in. Way child"s personality responds to env - based on child"s biology. Environment - external conditions, resources, & stimuli person interacts w/ Dz twins share 50% of the approximately 1% of human dna explaining variations in characteristics. 100% of dna of mz twins - same.
