Critically analyse any four approaches to causes of criminal behaviour.
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There are several fundamental assumptions, that are common for all the psychological approaches to criminal behavior. These are the following:
The individual is the primary unit of analysis. (Individual human being is considered to be responsible for acts he/she conducted)
Personality drives behavior within individuals, because it is the major motivational element.
Crimes can result from abnormal, dysfunctional or inappropriate mental processes within the individual’s personality.
An individual may have purpose of criminal behavior if it addresses certain felt needs.
Normality is generally defined by social consensus, that is, what is considered as “typical,” “normal,” or “acceptable” by the majority of individuals in a certain social group.
Defective or abnormal, mental processes may be caused by a variety of factors such as diseased mind, inappropriate learning or improper conditioning, the emulation of inappropriate role models, and adjustment to inner conflicts.
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The individual is the primary unit of analysis. (Individual human being is considered to be responsible for acts he/she conducted)
Personality drives behavior within individuals, because it is the major motivational element.
Crimes can result from abnormal, dysfunctional or inappropriate mental processes within the individual’s personality.
An individual may have purpose of criminal behavior if it addresses certain felt needs.
Normality is generally defined by social consensus, that is, what is considered as “typical,” “normal,” or “acceptable” by the majority of individuals in a certain social group.
Defective or abnormal, mental processes may be caused by a variety of factors such as diseased mind, inappropriate learning or improper conditioning, the emulation of inappropriate role models, and adjustment to inner conflicts.
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