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TOP THEORIES - Coggle Diagram
TOP THEORIES
sociological - marxism
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believe crime and the law are an ideology, to conceal the uinequality eg selective reinforcement and makes crime look at the working class due to over represenation, ignore white collar crime
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example - Carson, out of 200 companied who had broken safety laws, only 3 prosecuted
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genetic
jacobs xyy
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Features of XYY - tall, well built and low intelligence
study - compared rate of XYY cases in imprisoned criminals (15 in 1000)with general population (1 in 1000)
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John Wayne Gary - believed he had XYY syndrome, he assulted, tourtured and murdered at least 33 boys in USA
physiological
Sheldon's stomatypes
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found mesomorphic most likely to be criminal as they are attracted by risk taking and their physique and assertiveness are important assets of crime
Mesomorph - muscular, hard bodies, strong limbs, adventurous, sensationseeking, domineering
Ectomorph - thin, fragile, thin face, self conscious, thoughtful
Endomorph - Rounded, soft bodied, lacking muscle, sociable, relaxed
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