Child Caregiver: The Heritability Of Criminal Behavior

This can be applied to the behaviors of criminals. According to Fishbein (1990, pg.37), “behavior [is] primarily attributed to inherited predispositions and genetic influences.” Nurture is the environmental influence that shape human behavior (Fishbein, 1990, pg.37). Human genetics and environmental factors contribute to the uniqueness to a person’s behavior. However, there are underlying qualities in a criminal’s historical background. Aspects of the nature and nurturing of a criminal behavior includes some problems with earlier biological explanations and some recent biological explanations which have overcome the weaknesses of

To figure out who would be the most likely to do criminal acts in the first place, their brain must be analyzed to see if there are some early warning signs. One of the big ones is inherited psychological issues. Studies have shown that some psychological

Many psychologists have done many hours of research on criminal behaviour, of hoping to discover an explanation about why a person commits a crime. The debate as been on whether criminals are born this way (nature) or is it blamed on (nurture) the way a person is brought up. To say that criminals are biologically different to non- criminals would be an insubstantial way to process the situation, since genes mostly

Someone brought up in class that some individuals are “born bad” and no matter what environment they are raised in they will be deviant. The “bad” nature of these individuals outweighs any positive nurture. Personally, I don’t like the phrase “born bad”, but I strongly agree that some individuals are born with traits that would make them more prone to committing crime. Individuals will continue to be born with poor self-control and attraction to violence unless we start a eugenic movement, which is not okay. The whole “born bad” discussion was brought up when we were discussing Social Learning Theory. In this theory it is concluded that criminal activity is learned, that nobody is born knowing how to properly smoke marijuana or any other criminal

One of the issues considered during this study is whether their parents had criminal records both formally and informally. A study done in Iowa, that used the genes traits inherited from parents revealed the existence of a relationship between the parents and the kid’s criminal behavior. For those kids whose parents were known to have a criminal record, their chances of being criminals when they became adults was high, (Curran, 2001). This brings out the possibility of genes influencing the occurrence of antisocial behavior in adopted kids.

The Nature and Nurture debate, one of the oldest debates in the history of psychology, questions whether or not criminal behaviour is a result of the nature of a person, meaning something that lies in their genes causing a person to act in a certain way, or nurture, the environment, therefore criminal behaviour as a result of a person’s life experiences (Sincero, 2012). This essay shall look in depth and answer to how the four areas of criminal behaviour, which are biological, sociological, psychological and environmental, as part of the nature and nurture debate, can explain criminality and deviance. This will be done by discussing a number of theories and experiments that have come to the surface over time. Researching the nature and nurture debate, it is shown that the debate continues to interest people today, mainly because of what is thought will be the outcome of these findings, which is preventing people turning to criminal behaviour by understanding people’s genetics, how they were born and avoid situations that lie in the environment to stop them interacting with criminal activities.

The biological theories are essential to the criminal justice profession so that they won't assume that a person's genetic characteristics cause a person to commit a crime. However, there are born criminals and “these types of criminals are the most dangerous, and can be identified through his or her stigmata or identifying characteristics” (Akers, Sellers, See, & Kieser, 2013, p. 10). Biological theories are the bases for severe criminal behavior mostly found among people who are born with an innate impulse to commit a

Criminality has been sociologically defined as a form of deviant behavior from the norm and the acceptable rules of society. A more generic definition of criminality is a behavioral predisposition that disproportionately favors criminal activity. It is based on the premise that the act or acts committed by an individual violates the natural rights that are given to the person by birth and or by right. The statement “Are criminals born, or made?” is wide reaching and still the subject of many debates.

Also family studies have biological factors proven to have an impact on criminality through family studies, twin studies, adoption studies, molecular genetic studies, and brain research and imaging. Psychological Theories states also that the individual factors and temperamental traits, such as low impulse control, intelligence, and learned values and morals, differentiate delinquents from non-delinquents. A person can be influences by the things that is known to be done within their families but not only is that bad for the people that come up with rough family backgrounds but it also can be turned into something positive to learn no right from wrong when making choices and without the proper leadership most with a rough family history will make the known mistake to choose the wrong way of thinking and I personally think that this is the problem in today’s generation growing

There has always been a fascination with trying to determine what causes an individual to become a criminal? Of course a large part of that fascination has to do with the want to reduce crime, and to determine if there is a way to detect and prevent individuals from committing crime. Determining what causes criminality is still not perfectly clear and likewise, there is still debate as to whether crime is caused biologically, environmentally, or socially. Furthermore, the debate is directly correlated to the notion of 'nurture vs nature'. Over time many researchers have presented various theories pertaining to what causes criminal behavior. There are many theories that either support or oppose the concept of crime being biological rather

One factor that influences the likelihood of criminal behavior involves a person’s genetics. Certain inherited behaviors can lead people to be more likely to have criminal behaviors. Stated in the article "The Criminal Mind,” Arian Raine explains, “More than 100 studies of twins and adopted children have confirmed that about half of the variance in aggressive and antisocial behavior can be attributed to genetics.” (Raine). Aggressive and antisocial behaviors are found in many criminals. Research proves that these behaviors can be due to genetics, and this makes these behaviors a genetic influence to criminal behavior. Additionally, anybody can be a criminal, but gender plays a role in their chances as well. In the article “Born

Criminals are born not made is the discussion of this essay, it will explore the theories that attempt to explain criminal behavior. Psychologists have come up with various theories and reasons as to why individuals commit crimes. These theories represent part of the classic psychological debate, nature versus nurture. Are individuals predisposed to becoming a criminal or are they made through their environment. There are various theories within the biological explanation as to why individuals commit criminal behavior, these include: genetic theory, hereditary theory,.

Mr. Reploge, I agree with your point of view. Criminal behavior is a learned behavior, not inherited. Gabriel Tarde challenged the concept of the born criminal developed by Cesare Lombroso. He believed that one becomes a criminal through their environment, not birth. Group dynamics validate this theory. The study of group dynamics can be useful in understanding decision-making and criminal behaviors. It allows the principle of differential association to be examined through the rule of law.

The roots behind a criminal’s actions cannot entirely be justified. For many years, the ’nature vs nurture’ debate has been an on-going issue throughout the world. The debate has raged many individuals in trying to determine the reason as to why criminals commit these acts of violence: whether it is murder, rape or theft, this issue to this day cannot be pinpointed to one certain cause. This is where the debate is originated as the issue sees two possible explanations for criminal behaviour- one being “natural predispositions” this is the nature of an individual and contributes to biological factors (nativism) and the other being “socialisation”, also stated as nurture which leads into environmental factors such as how we are raised from birth (empiricism). While the perfect answer may never be found, research into the nature vs nurture debate is still widely debated and there are continuously new approaches to best explain why criminals break the law. In researching this topic, my hypothesis is “A combination of factors combined impact the shaping of a criminal.”

What makes a criminal a criminal? Can anyone become a criminal? Answering and understanding these questions is the core work of criminologists as most criminologists attempt to make sense of why people do certain things (Garland, Sparks 2000). This essay will consider the notion that any person could become a criminal and in so doing consider the initial question. This essay will outline a range of theories that attempt to describe human behavior in relation to criminal behavior given the complexities of behaviour. Several theories will be considered as no single theory of behavior can account fully for the complexities and range in criminal behaviour. The theories range from social-control, to classical, to biological, to personality