Nature Vs. Nurture And Criminal Behavior

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However, in recent findings, nurture has arisen and has begun the controversy of nature vs. nurture. Nurture focuses solely on an idea, or possibility. The way to prove this idea is through the background of criminal offenders. However, it will closely relate to the fact that majority of criminals have a personality disorder. The first idea of nurture is the sociological side. Criminology (2016) sees this as what was learned in the early life, the contact one has had with criminals, the failure to form strong emotional bonds, and juvenile delinquency. It is family environment that will greatly affect the likelihood of criminal behavior forming. Some of the risks that are included in risk factors for criminal behavior are poverty, education, …show more content…

Through the American Psychological Association (2004), it is shown that the continuation of this controversy will result in psychologists not progression in the reasoning behind why one acts upon their criminal behavior. Having a bias towards either nature or nurture will make it much more difficult to find the truth behind why a crime was committed. As stated, a stressor is usually involved when a crime is committed. There are many people who have a chemical imbalance but if they grew up in a home where there was no violence or abuse then they’re more likely to know the difference between right and wrong. It is important to resolve this controversy between whether nature or nurture was involved in the reason for a crime, because it is a combination of factors that will cause a crime to be committed. If the controversy is resolved it will make the matter on hand, figuring out what the stressor was, easier. It will no longer be figuring out whether there is a hormonal imbalance or if the suspect was from an abusive family the only thing that matters is how to stop him. However, if the controversy continues, more death and trauma will follow. Death Nature and nurture are intertwined and it is a psychologist’s job to understand this and attempt to get ahead of a criminal before more death

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