Psychosocial Approach to Criminal Behavior
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Use the psychosocial approach, focusing on the various biological factors that may be related to criminal behavior. What are ways biological factors may predispose humans to aggression and violent behavior?
- Select two neurological factors that may be linked to criminal behavior.
- Consider to what degree the factors you selected may predict or contribute to criminal behavior.
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A discussion regarding two neurologicla factors linked to criminal behavior and to what degree those factors may predict or contribute to criminal behavior including mental illness and intelligence. 204 words, 1 reference.
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Select two neurological factors that may be linked to criminal behavior.
Two neurological factors that may be linked to criminal behavior are mental illness and mental challenges related to intelligence. Both factors limit an individual's ability to accurately assess the impacts and consequences of their behavior and have less impulse control than others without these factors (Standen, 2013). Both also have ...
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