Essays Tagged: "antisocial behaviour"

Genetic Determinants of Antisocial Behaviour

Genetic Determinants of Antisocial BehaviourDelinquents are born, not made. This statement suggests that people who exhibit ... criminal activities are born that way. That is, they have a genetic make-up that causes them to act antisocially. This paper will explore what is meant by antisocial behaviour and look at the differen ... is meant by antisocial behaviour and look at the different disorders that involve the expression of antisocial behaviours. This will be followed by a look at the research that has been carried out in ...

(8 pages) 51 0 0.0 May/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Critically evaluate biological and sociological theories and discuss how these contribute to the explanation for the occurrence of crime

criminology and leaders, Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909), thought that people were born predisposed to antisocial behaviour (Bartol, 2005), Lombroso also held that many criminals had been born with certa ...

(18 pages) 923 0 0.0 Aug/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community