...12/10/08 Opinion Paper 3 I believe that it is obvious that Gary Gilmore’s behavior is best explained by Hirshi and Gottfredson’s General Theory of Crime. There are several facts about Gary Gilmore’s life that fall under the trends described in the General Theory of Crime. One fact includes Gary having a very hard childhood where his dad would beat him and his mom. Another fact about Gary was that he had low-self control and acted impulsively. He would commit several crimes randomly and excessively. These are only two of the common symptoms Gary has that are found in all criminals according to the General Theory of Crime. Hirshi and Gottfredson explain in their theory that self-control is a major attribute that factors into the likelihood of committing criminal acts. They specifically say that low-self control is attained as a direct result of bad parenting. Bad parenting includes the inability to care for the child, the inability to recognize deviant behavior, and the inability to punish or correct deviant behavior. They also say that self-control is a stable trait is usually set by age 8. Gary’s family moved around a lot and switched homes when he was young. Also, Gary’s first 8 years of life were harsh because of an abusive father. His father drank a lot and would abuse the rest of his family. Gary would get the worst abuse out of the children. Gary’s father did not only physically abuse him, he would verbally abuse him too which most people would agree could cause psychological...
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...entitled “The Criminological Scale of Affectional Attachment (CSAA): A measure of Hirschi’s construct of Attachment in a variety of close interpersonal relationships as a source of social control” by Alison Marganiski exams a measure of affectional attachment as a criminological construct based on Hirschi’s (1969) theory of social control. Marganiski suggest a new standardised measure designed to assess affectional attachment in interpersonal relationships in a simple manner. In recognition of attachment as a dynamic concept which changes over persons and time, she composed a construct which considers several dimensions of attachment across multiple interpersonal relationships. It’s seeks to operationalise the concept in such a way that it examines the relative strength of attachment as perceived by the individual, and how it relates to the control of one’s natural criminal tendencies. The CSAA assesses four...
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...Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 BRAIN POWER Myth #1 Most People Use Only 10% of Their Brain Power Myth #2 Some People Are Left-Brained, Others Are Right-Brained Myth #3 Extrasensory Perception (ESP) Is a Well-Established Scientific Phenomenon Myth #4 Visual Perceptions Are Accompanied by Tiny Emissions from the Eyes Myth #5 Subliminal Messages Can Persuade People to Purchase Products 2 FROM WOMB TO TOMB Myth #6 Playing Mozart’s Music to Infants Boosts Their Intelligence Myth #7 Adolescence Is Inevitably a Time of Psychological Turmoil Myth #8 Most People Experience a Midlife Crisis in | 8 Their 40s or Early 50s Myth #9 Old Age Is Typically Associated with Increased Dissatisfaction and Senility Myth #10 When Dying, People Pass through a Universal Series of Psychological Stages 3 A REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST Myth #11 Human Memory Works like a Tape Recorder or Video Camera, and Accurate Events We’ve Experienced Myth #12 Hypnosis Is Useful for Retrieving Memories of Forgotten Events Myth #13 Individuals Commonly Repress the Memories of Traumatic Experiences Myth #14 Most People with Amnesia Forget All Details of Their Earlier Lives 4 TEACHING OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS Myth #15 Intelligence (IQ) Tests Are Biased against Certain Groups of People My th #16 If You’re Unsure of Your Answer When Taking a Test, It’s Best to Stick with Your Initial Hunch Myth #17 The Defining Feature of Dyslexia Is Reversing Letters Myth #18 Students Learn Best When Teaching Styles Are Matched to...
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