Non-sociological theories of crime and deviance
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- Created on: 08-05-13 17:19
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- Non-sociological explanations of crime and deviance
- Lombroso 1836-1909 a biological perspective
- Found clear physical differences in criminals
- Large skulls extra toes, fingers and *******!
- Primitive throwback
- Found clear physical differences in criminals
- Psychological perspectives
- emphasise different mental characteristics of deviants
- Look at things such as inteligence levels and personalities
- Eysenck
- Two main personality types, Extrovert and introvert
- Extrovert- aggressive, loud, leader, outgoing, enthusiastic
- Introverts- shy, passive, withdrawn, hard worker
- Extroverts more likely to be criminal, find it difficult to learn rules
- Two main personality types, Extrovert and introvert
- Sociological explanations tend to focus on social aspects of crime
- Lombroso 1836-1909 a biological perspective
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