Identify and describe the four psychological theories of crime.
Explain how the sociological theory of crime suggests that crime may appear as a result of an individual’s experience or environmental influences.
Sociological theories of crime are often divided into structural and sub cultural explanations. One example would be the crime that took place during Hurricane Katrina. Explain how crime and violence might increase during an event such as Hurricane Katrina and relate it back to the theories of crime. Also analyze and explain how these theories may be applied in the many cases of serious violence offenses committed by persons between 12–17 years of age.
Compare the psychological theories of crime to the biological theories of crime.
Explain some of the ramifications for using one approach over the other. To compare, you may use a tabular format.
Describe how behavioral science uses criminal profiling as a technique to narrow down a criminal investigation.
Explain several ways criminal profiling can lead to false identification.
Examine the ways the decision-process model can influence the criminal-profiling process