Chapter 10 Causes of Violence Personal traits Ineffective families Evolutionary factors/Human instinct Exposure to violence Substance abuse Firearm availability Cultural values National values Checkpoints There are a number of suspected causes of violence. Some violent criminals have personal traits that make them violence-prone‚ including mental impairments‚ and intellectual dysfunction. Victims of severe child abuse and neglect may become violence-prone
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The future of Criminology etc. Criminology is‚ as John Lea (1998) points out‚ not so much a discipline as a field‚ its distinctiveness is not its knowledge base but the form of its focus: theories of crime‚ criminal law and the relation between the two - in this it is a sub-category of the sociology of deviance. It can‚ and never should be‚ conceived of as a separate discipline‚ its categories and processes are social constructs‚ they have no separate ontological reality. It cannot‚ therefore
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1.-4. (4 pts. Possible) What is the basic decision rule of rational choice theory? What are utilities and disutilities? The basic decision rule of rational choice theory is that to choose the behavior that is expected to maximize (that is‚ produce the most) utility and/or minimize (that is‚ produce the least) pain. Rational choice theory behaviors are driven by thoughts about future consequences. People do whatever they think will produce the most utility or least disutility. Rational choice
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The first topic that stood out to me was Contemporary critical thought. “While all criminology is based on a conflict premise‚ it has become considerably more diverse over the past two decades‚ incorporating “a growing multiplicity of critical theoretical approaches” (Michalowiski‚ 1996:13). The top three important contemporary critical streams are left realism‚ feminism‚ and postmodernism. Radical criminologist highlighted certain crimes over the years that target poor people. These crimes are called
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Explain the socioeconomic structure of American society. One of the most significant problems in the world now is that of economic inequality‚ and the social problems it produces. And the most damaging impact may be in developed nations such as the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. in particular has the greatest gap in wealth among all developed nations‚ and the problem it is causing is becoming more apparent with each passing day. During the recession in the U.S.‚ at least 6 million people have lost their
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The Post-Cold War world was a time of heavy arms trafficking internationally. Viktor Bout‚ referred to as the “Merchant of Death” was involved in sales to the Taliban‚ Liberian dictator Charles Taylor‚ and other crime organizations. Yuri Orlov‚ played by Nicholas Cage‚ reenacts how Viktor Bout’s life was before and after the Cold War. What should have been a time of renegotiating and policy enforcements turned into the most profitable period in time for arms traffickers. As more and more guns
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Movie Madness: Lord of War In my opinion‚ Lord of War has a couple of different ethical issues in it. The main character in the movie‚ Yuri Orlov played by Nicolas Cage‚ sold illegal guns to countries around the world. Yuri did not care who he sold the guns to‚ he was just worried about making money. Although selling these guns brought Yuri a ton of money‚ this was unethical because Yuri’s did not care how his actions affected other people (i.e. people getting killed by these illegal guns).
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Identify the Current Legislation‚ Guidelines‚ Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People‚ Including E-Safety. Safeguarding Children is a multi-stranded identifying approach that reaches beyond basic child protection to incorporate the supplementary aims of preventing the impairment of children’s health and development‚ It also involves promoting children’s safety and welfare in additıon to protecting child abuse and children who was abused. There has been
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Social Psychology Social Psychological Principles Social Psychological Principles in the Movie Shrek (2001) For most people‚ movies are made for entertainment. However‚ there are also movies that go beyond merely entertaining its audience. There are films that have been created making use of psychological principles‚ which enrich the movie-viewing experience of audiences. This paper will focus on the movie Shrek‚ which was released in 2001‚ directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. Shrek tells
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Introduction to Criminology Theory Helps us understand situations‚ feelings‚ human behaviour and human interactions. Thought of as totally speculative Social scientists observe a phenomenon and draw out what is happening‚ give it meaning Social science gives meaning to our lives and allows to predict possible future outcomes A way to reduce crime record is to de-criminalise certain things Assumptions prejudices Theories Theories are tested generalisations and not always ‘true’ No
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