CRIM 101 Chapter 8: CRIM 101 CH 8
31 Oct 2016
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Psychological theories examine a number of factors thought to contribute to criminality and criminal behaviour. Discipline: composed of different (and often competing) perspectives including: Developmental psychology social cognitivism (or social learning) Produced many theories that seek to explain criminal behaviour or certain aspects of criminal behaviour. Studies linking intelligence (iq) to criminality have been a staple of psychological research on crime datng ack to the early 1900s. Linkes between low intelligence and criminality can be found all the way back to the work of cesare lombroso (father of modern criminology) Early positivist criminologist noted that there were connections between feeble- mindedness (or low intelligence) and criminality. Henry goddard"s (1913) longitudinal study of the kallikaks. 2 families fathered by the same man. One of the wives was a quaker woman, other was tavern wench . Goddard founded that the quaker woman exhibited very little criminality while the other side exhibited a great deal of criminality.
