NCJ Number
41000
Journal
American Behavioral Scientist Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Dated: (NOVEMBERDECEMBER 1976) Pages: 149-174
Date Published
1976
Length
26 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE CRITICALLY REVIEWS THE VARIOUS EXPLANATIONS FOR AND PARADIGMS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT LEARNING THEORIES OF BEHAVIOR HAVE TRADITIONALLY IGNORED INDIVIDUAL BIOLOGICAL AND GENETIC INFLUENCES. GLANDULAR, CHEMICAL, AND NEUROLOGICAL PROCESSES ARE SEEN AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE LEARNING OF ANY BEHAVIOR, ESPECIALLY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. THIS KNOWLEDGE, IT IS POSITED, COULD BE PUT TO USE IN PREVENTING AND TREATING CRIMINALS INSTEAD OF PUNISHING THEM....MSP