CRMJ 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cybercrime, Impulsivity, Extraversion And Introversion
11 Oct 2016
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It"s been found that only 20% of criminals are mentally ill. Supposed to show how not just mentally ill are those that commit crime: they are more likely to commit crimes upon themselves, not on others, assumes that mental illness is sometimes correlated to alcohol and drug abuse. Could be that addiction itself is an illness (possibly biologically driven: paranoid delusions and crime . How did it play a role: you truly believe what you thinking, you won" t be able top yourself, substances and crime . Most at risk of being killed by someone we"re close to: you"ll probably be killed by someone that you know, personalities and crime . Anti-social personality causes people to commit crimes: anyone unable to conform to social norms, not compelled to act like a norm-abiding citizen. Other social characteristics that involve to crime: delusional aspect, behavioral issues - typically seen as anti-social or aggressive, delinquency (primary criticism of psychological characteristics of crime)
