| This paper looks at the causes of criminal behavior. It looks at the constitutional theory and evolutionary argument, but ultimately concludes that they are weak in their attempts to explain criminality in terms of a generalized, deterministic theory of heredity or physical constitution. It also concludes that in reality, there is no single explanation of criminal behavior and, although biological factors may be the principal cause of one individual's criminality, in another it may be environmentally influenced and in yet another it could be psychologically based. Pages: 3.5 Sources: None Format: None |
