SOCPSY 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Edwin Sutherland, Cesare Lombroso, Psychopathy
1 Feb 2020
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What is criminology: criminology is the body of knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon. Crime as a social phenomenon: how we got there : biological and psychological, internal forces : crime is function of chemical, neurological, genetic, personality, intelligence, or mental traits, aggression, low iq, personality, chemical imbalances and impulsivity translates into criminal behaviour. Individual personality traits and iq couldn"t predict ones level of crime: emile durkheim versus many, crime is normal, crime and criminal normal, crime is normal because its inevitable. Chicago school: crime is a statistical phenomenon; human behaviour is determined by social structures and physical environmental factors, understand why crime rates higher in some neighborhoods, human behavior determined by social structures, determined by physical environment. Cultural forces : criminals acquire interest, ability, and means of justification for crime through relationships with others: criminal acquires criminal interests, abilities, means, and justification for doing crime through relationships with others. Importance of external factors: crime as a social process.
