Identify and explain three categories of syndrome defenses, creative excuses. Provide an example of a defense within each category
What will be an ideal response?
Excuses based on physiology, excuses based on psychology, and sociological excuses. Physiology excuses are those that seek to biological explanations for illegal behavior. One excuse based on physiology concerns the presence of an extra Y chromosome. Another example would be premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Excuses based on psychology raise creative claims of psychological causation and defense. Examples include brainwashing, mob-mentality and post traumatic stress disorder. Sociological excuses include those that claim his or her background or surroundings contributed to a decision to break the law. One such defense is urban psychosis. Some have others raised urban survival syndrome and black rage.
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