Behavioural explanations of Criminal Behaviour

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1. Explanations of Criminal Explanations of Criminal Behaviour Behaviour The Behavioural Approach The Behavioural Approach
2. Introduction Introduction In this short presentation you will be In this short presentation you will be introduced to one theory of criminal introduced to one theory of criminal behaviour based on the behavioural behaviour based on the behavioural approach. approach. This is one of two explanations you will This is one of two explanations you will learn from this approach. learn from this approach.
3. The Behavioural Approach The Behavioural Approach The Behavioural The Behavioural approach explains approach explains criminality learnt criminality learnt behaviours and the behaviours and the influence of the influence of the environment we environment we live in. live in. http://www.flickr.com/ph otos/pedrosimoes7/1301 014184/
4. Although we will look at two Although we will look at two behavioural explanations, this slide behavioural explanations, this slide only covers only covers social influence social influence. .
5. Social Influence Social Influence Relates to how our Relates to how our behaviour, behaviour, beliefs and beliefs and attitudes can attitudes can change due to change due to the impact of the impact of other people in other people in our environment. our environment. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ johnbullas/128671367/
6. Social Influence & Crime Social Influence & Crime Criminal behaviour Criminal behaviour can be the result of can be the result of Obedience to Obedience to authority authority. . e.g. the Nazi soldiers e.g. the Nazi soldiers who obeyed who obeyed Hitler Hitler’ ’s orders. s orders. http://www.flickr.com/photos /the-g-uk/4932279379/
7. Criminality can also be the result of Criminality can also be the result of majority influence or conformity. majority influence or conformity. e.g. peer pressure e.g. peer pressure
8. Teenagers are at Teenagers are at greater risk of greater risk of juvenile juvenile delinquency due delinquency due to negative social to negative social influences. influences.
9. A strong A strong group group identity identity may not be may not be bad unless the bad unless the values and values and behaviours of the behaviours of the group are negative. group are negative. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ aheram/525764042/
10. Deindividuation Deindividuation In a group criminal In a group criminal behaviour behaviour can can increase because increase because we may we may lose our lose our sense of identity sense of identity. . http://www.flickr.com/photos /fredarmitage/347361866/
11. Disinhibited Disinhibited behaviour behaviour We can also feel like all the rules have We can also feel like all the rules have been thrown out so all been thrown out so all behaviour behaviour is is now permissible. now permissible.
12. Social influences can be both negative and Social influences can be both negative and positive. positive. And can depend on: And can depend on: the type of influence, the type of influence, it it’ ’s strength s strength and of course our own personality/beliefs. and of course our own personality/beliefs.
13. Now that you have been introduced to one Now that you have been introduced to one behavioural explanation of criminal behavioural explanation of criminal behaviour. Let behaviour. Let’ ’s learn some terms! s learn some terms!