CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Determinism, Anomie

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1301
• Professor: Christine Gervais

Document Summary

Lecture 17 psychological and sociological explanations of crime. Study and treatment of mental illness: growing term of mental illness . 19th century asylum: new opportunity for observation treatment and training, context where a there is a recognition of hope in the facilities, but we need to be indful of the setbacks, controversies, and harm caused. 20th century: treatment expanded outside the asylum unto private practice. Study of the human mind and it"s functions that affect behaviour: how, with concerns respect to the mind, is the mind emphasized through behaviour. Science of behaviour: focus on individual behaviour. Perception, learning, motivation, memory, intelligence, and personality: exploring how personality has an impact on people"s behaviours and how personality has an impact on others. Personality: a set of emotional and behavioural attributes that remain constant, it is for the most part observable, and does change as the individual ages, it is still a constant aspect of who we are.