Development of Theories of Crime

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Development of Theories of Crime

• Past to present
• Francis Cullen Robert Agnew (1999)

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Biological Psychological Theories of Crime

• The criminal Man Cesare Lombroso (1911)
• Genetic drawbacks, born criminal Positivism
• Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency Glueck Glueck
  (1950)
• Individual traits hyperactivity, impulsivity,
  sensation seeking
• Social Learning and Aggression Albert Bandura
  (1973)
• Aggression is reinforced and punished
• Crime and Human Nature Wilson Herrnstein
  (1985)
• Individual