Eyesenk
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- Eyesenk's Theory of Criminal Personality
- Outline
- Crime arises from certain personality traits
- P's must answer Questionnaire which is later scored
- Developed from Eyesenk's personality inventory [EPI]
- Evaluation
- Self report issues
- Research is inconsistant- Farrington found P's scored high in P but not always in other categories
- Ratings may vary due to stimulants and depressants
- Zuckermann suggested extroversion may not be to do with environment & more to do with boredom
- Reductionist
- More modern theory: 5 factor model [DIGMAN} considers openness to experience, agreeable-ness & conscientiou-sness aswell as Neurotic and Extrovert
- More than 1 type of criminal- [MOFFIT] Early starters, Adolescent Limited, Adult Starters and Discontinuous offenders
- Research
- MCGURK- 100 delinquent & 100 control students did EPI. Delinquents score more in P, N AND E personality types
- COCHRANE- Review of studies of prisoners completing EPI's. Prisoners generally had high N scores but not E scores
- Personality types
- Originally, Eyesenk's test measured 2 personality types: Neuroticism & Extroversion
- High neuroticism= Depression, anxiety & varied moods
- High scores in these means you are more likely the be a criminal
- High extroversion= constantly looking for stimulus around them
- High scores in these means you are more likely the be a criminal
- He later tested for Psychoticism also, a high score resembles criminal behaviour
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