Sociology 2266A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Henry Maudsley, Lawrence Kohlberg, Hans Eysenck
22 Oct 2016
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Four orientations fall into two broader theoretical categories emphasizing 1) intrapsychic factors and 2) learning theories. Demonic possession is an engrained myth in society about the individual being controlled by a supernatural spirit that was the typical cause of criminal behaviour. Jeffery: identified three essential contributors to this development. Henry maudsley: english m. d described as brilliant, believed that criminals were morally degenerate - lacking moral development. Legal framework for diminished responsibility as a result of mental disease. Issac ray: forensic psychiatrist of his time - influential - one of the founders of apa and wrote on moral insanity. Gustav aschaffenburg: a german pioneer of psychiatric criminology, augured that we were influenced less by heredity than by our social environment. Criminal behaviour is a form of socially maladaptive behaviour. Hans eysenck developed the idea of the criminal personality that characterized by such traits as antisocial behaviour, social immaturity, and nervous system that do not condition well.
