ATS1281 Study Guide - Final Guide: Physiognomy, Psychopathy, Impulsivity

• School: Monash University
• Department: Arts - ATS
• Course: ATS1281
• Professor: Jarret Blaustein

Document Summary

Case study: keith jesperson american serial killer / (cid:858)happ(cid:455) fa(cid:272)e kille(cid:396)(cid:859) Influences from charles darwin(cid:859)s (cid:449)o(cid:396)k (cid:894)pu(cid:271)lished (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:1005)85(cid:1004)s a(cid:374)d 1870s) A product of its era assumed that progress was to be gained as a result of the dispassionate study of cause and effect (including in human conduct) (cid:858)s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tifi(cid:272) app(cid:396)oa(cid:272)h(cid:859) Determinism (rather than deterrence), differentiation and pathology: determinism the assumption that there are things beyond the individual that impel or constrain people in ways that lead to crime. The emphasis on responding to crime involves treating or rehabilitating offenders. Influenced (cid:858)social crime prevention(cid:859) seeks to diagnose and classify those individuals who are at the highest risk of offending (risk factors identified and addressed through tailored interventions) Indeterminate sentences to ensure that the offender receives proper treatment and is no longer a risk to society. Mission of positivism: reduction and even elimination of crime importance of causes beyond the individual human actor.