Explain Sheldon’s body-type theory.

What will be an ideal response?


William Sheldon claimed that during the embryonic and fetal stages of development, people had varying degrees of emphasis on certain tissue layers. These varying degrees were largely due to heredity and lead to the development of certain body types, temperaments, or personalities. Sheldon believed that there were three main body types based on the development of the tissue layers, endomorphic, mesomorphic and ectomorphic. Each of these body types coud be scored and were more likely to hold certain personality traits and temperaments. He used this data to examin the association of body types with delinquency or criminality.

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Explain cheater theory and how it leads to criminality

What will be an ideal response?

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a. maintaining open communication channels to all police units in the country. b. crime investigation and criminal apprehension for cases originating in other countries. c. maintaining connections with NCBs of all other member countries. d. serving as liaison with the General Secretariat.

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