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Class Name, Instructor Name. Date, Semester. Criminology 2011. Chapter 6. BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS. CHAPTER OBJECTIVES.

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  1. Class Name,Instructor Name Date, Semester Criminology 2011 Chapter 6 BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS

  2. CHAPTER OBJECTIVES Be familiar with the various biological explanations of crime and deviance, including phrenology, atavism, biological inferiority, body shapes, heredity and genetics, neurochemical mechanisms, diet and nutrition, and pregnancy/birth complications. 6.1 Be able to critique the biological explanations that are discussed in the text, including the current stance of biological research in reference to race and criminality. 6.2 Be familiar with the various psychological explanations of crime and deviance, including psychoanalytic explanations, and the relationships between crime and moral development, intelligence, and personality. 6.3 • Be able to critique the psychological explanations that are discussed in the text. 6.4

  3. 6.0 Do you think there is a biological component to criminal behavior?

  4. Be familiar with the various biological explanations of crime and deviance, including phrenology, atavism, biological inferiority, body shapes, heredity and genetics, neurochemical mechanisms, diet and nutrition, and pregnancy/birth complications. Learning Objectives After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes 6.1

  5. 6.1 Phrenology

  6. 6.1 Cesare Lombroso: Atavism

  7. 6.1 Biological Inferiority Biological Inferiority

  8. 6.1 Ectomorph Mesomorph Endomorph

  9. 6.1 Increased Testosterone Increased Aggression

  10. 6.1 Behavioral Genetics Criminal Behavior

  11. 6.1 Chemical Imbalances

  12. Be able to critique the biological explanations that are discussed in the text, including the current stance of biological research in reference to race and criminality. Learning Objectives After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes 6.2

  13. 6.2 Evaluations Crime is too Diverse • Methodological Problems • Cannot Account for Group Rate Differences • Social Policy Implications • Justification for Appalling Acts

  14. Be familiar with the various psychological explanations of crime and deviance, including psychoanalytic explanations, and the relationships between crime and moral development, intelligence, and personality. Learning Objectives After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes 6.3

  15. 6.3 Superego Based on the Ethical Principle Ego Based on the Reality Principle ID Based on the Pleasure Principle

  16. 6.3 Stage 1 (Obedience and Punishment Driven) Level 1 Preconventional Stage 2 (Self-Interest Driven) Stage 3 (Interpersonal Accord and Conformity Driven) Level 2 Conventional Stage 4 (Authority and Social Order Obedience Driven) Stage 5 (Social Contract Driven) Level 3 Post-Conventional Stage 6 (Universal Ethical Principles Driven)

  17. 6.3 Low IQ-Delinquency Link Poor School Performance Lower Self-Esteem Lower Ability for Moral Reasoning Less Ability to Appreciate Consequence

  18. 6.3 Personality

  19. Be able to critique the psychological explanations that are discussed in the text. Learning Objectives After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes 6.4

  20. 6.4 Evaluations Fill in Smaller Picture of Crime • Often Use Small Samples—Results Should Be Interpreted Cautiously • Generally Disregard Structural Factors • Causal Order Is Often Unclear • Rarely Study White-Collar Offenders

  21. CHAPTER SUMMARY be familiar with the various biological explanations of crime and deviance, including phrenology, atavism, biological inferiority, body shapes, heredity and genetics, neurochemical mechanisms, diet and nutrition, and pregnancy/birth complications. 6.1 Be able to critique the biological explanations that are discussed in the text, including the current stance of biological research in reference to race and criminality. 6.2 Be familiar with the various psychological explanations of crime and deviance, including psychoanalytic explanations, and the relationships between crime and moral development, intelligence, personality, and early puberty. 6.3 • Be able to critique the psychological explanations that are discussed in the text. 6.4

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