Theories of causation-article
from Encyclopedia Britannica
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1. In the past criminal behavior was thought to be biological. Investigators would look at the suspects skull, body type, and chromosomal composition.
2.criminologists: someone who studies crime and criminals
3. criminologists thought that maybe heredity or biochemical factors can lead to criminals
4. Predispositions and social experiances can lead to criminality
5. in the 20th century people linked mental disorders to criminality
6. theories related to sociology state that criminality is the offenders inability to attain his/her goals in socially acceptable means
7. chinese bleieve that the crime is caused by social class
8. #6 is referred to as the anomie theory
What social experiences would cause criminality?
Would this information help stop crime?
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