CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - A PERSPECTIVE

• NCJ Number: 41000
• Journal: American Behavioral Scientist Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Dated: (NOVEMBERDECEMBER 1976) Pages: 149-174
• Author(s): C R JEFFERY
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 26 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINT

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE CRITICALLY REVIEWS THE VARIOUS EXPLANATIONS FOR AND PARADIGMS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT LEARNING THEORIES OF BEHAVIOR HAVE TRADITIONALLY IGNORED INDIVIDUAL BIOLOGICAL AND GENETIC INFLUENCES. GLANDULAR, CHEMICAL, AND NEUROLOGICAL PROCESSES ARE SEEN AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE LEARNING OF ANY BEHAVIOR, ESPECIALLY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. THIS KNOWLEDGE, IT IS POSITED, COULD BE PUT TO USE IN PREVENTING AND TREATING CRIMINALS INSTEAD OF PUNISHING THEM....MSP