Discuss psychological explanations of criminal behaviour


Assignment Task 1: Define or explain each of the following terms. Each response should consist of three or four sentences or several points (point forms are acceptable).

1. Psychopathy and sociopathy

2. The id, the ego, and the superego

3. Eysenck's theory of criminal personality

4. The frustration-aggression hypothesis

5. Adolescent-limited and life course persistent offenders

Assignment Task 2: Define/explain/answer the following two long-answer questions. Each response should consist of six or seven sentences, or a paragraph (point forms are acceptable).

Question 1: Chapter outlines the numerous influences that Freudian psychoanalysis has had on psychological explanations of criminal behaviour, past and present. Demonstrate your knowledge of Freudian influences on criminological and correctional thinking.

Question 2: Chapter describes Kohlberg's three levels and six stages of moral development. Demonstrate your knowledge of and familiarity with these three levels and six stages. Which levels or stages are most likely to engage in criminal behaviour and why?

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