What are the three reasons biosocial criminologists should look at protective factors? How does this influence social policy? How does it influence the public’s receptiveness of using biosocial theories to inform social policy?
What will be an ideal response?
First, it may be that characteristics such as a powerful sex drive, early involvement in sexual activity, and even a predilection toward mating rather than parenting, usually considered by biosocial criminologists as expressive of tendencies toward criminality, may be positive as well as negative. Second, it is likely that any person who is presumably predisposed to law violation because of some factors such as a “cad” mentality or an “r strategy” will also be characterized to some extent by “protective” factors such as empathy and altruism. The third reason for greater attention to positive factors lies in the evidence (seldom appreciated by biosocial theorists) that law violation is also associated with such “positive” attributes as energy, courage, and loyalty, something always understood by gang members. Examples need to include the application to social policy portion.
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Which of the following describes the LTTE reaction to the thirteen Sinhalese soldiers ambushed by the LTTE?
a. It deeply upset the Sinhalese, and the LTTE realized what they had done was wrong, so they apologized. b. The LTTE were impressed by how easy the Sinhalese were to ambush, and so began a very effective guerilla warfare. c. It caused more violence against Tamil citizens, so they in turn supported armed resistance and increased militancy. d. The Sinhalese said they were not military, but that they were citizens, so the LTTE responded by killing Sinhalese innocents to prove the difference.
A person was aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result will occur or that the circumstances exist.
a. Intentionally b. Knowingly c. Recklessly d. Criminal Negligence
Citizens tend to believe that civilian review boards will solve the problem of police misbehavior
Indicate whether the statement is true or false