- Personality has 3 parts:
Id → pleasure, instincts
Psychological Ego →
reality, balance
→
FREUD
Superego morality, conscience
Crime happens when:
- Weak superego (no guilt)
Explain Freud’s - Strong id (impulsive behaviour)
Example:
psychological theory
- Person commits crime without feeling guilt
Evaluation:
of crime
+ Explains behaviour and morality
+ Used in psychology today
(Id, Ego, Superego) - Difficult to test scientifically
- No real evidence
- Too focused on internal mind
Social - Crime is learned through observation + imitation
Process:
→
BANDURA
- Attention notice behaviour
- Retention → remember it
→
- Reproduction copy it
→
Explain social
- Motivation rewarded for it
Example:
- Bobo doll experiment (children copied aggression)
learning theory Evaluation:
+ Strong scientific evidence
+ Explains influence of media/family
(Social learning theory) - Not all people copy behaviour
- Ignores biological factors
Id → pleasure, instincts
Psychological Ego →
reality, balance
→
FREUD
Superego morality, conscience
Crime happens when:
- Weak superego (no guilt)
Explain Freud’s - Strong id (impulsive behaviour)
Example:
psychological theory
- Person commits crime without feeling guilt
Evaluation:
of crime
+ Explains behaviour and morality
+ Used in psychology today
(Id, Ego, Superego) - Difficult to test scientifically
- No real evidence
- Too focused on internal mind
Social - Crime is learned through observation + imitation
Process:
→
BANDURA
- Attention notice behaviour
- Retention → remember it
→
- Reproduction copy it
→
Explain social
- Motivation rewarded for it
Example:
- Bobo doll experiment (children copied aggression)
learning theory Evaluation:
+ Strong scientific evidence
+ Explains influence of media/family
(Social learning theory) - Not all people copy behaviour
- Ignores biological factors
