Biological theories influence on policy development Flashcards
What is the medication called that is used to rehabilitate alcoholics?
Antabuse
What is the medication used to help rehabilitate heroin addicts/users?
Methadone
What is the method used to rehabilitate sex offenders?
Chemical castration, the substance being stilbestrol
What is used to calm down violent offenders?
Valium
What is used in order to control/disperse crowds?
Tear gas
What are the negative side effects of tear gas?
Causes breathing issues and disorientation. People with preexisting pulmonary diseases can stop breathing as a result.
What is a more permanent solution used to stop sex offenders?
Surgical castration.
What is a simple way to improve offenders behaviour?
Diet
What is a way of shifting violent and sex offenders behaviour?
Lobotomy, which is brain surgery.
What is the idea of eugenics?
Based on the theory that undesirable traits/genes can be “bred out”.
What is compulsory sterilisation?
The belief that sterilising a few “defectives” will prevent criminality. It was bought in by several countries in the early 20th century.
How does the idea of eugenics link to Nazi Germany?
There were extreme eugenics policies introduced, which led to racial purification and the Holocaust.
What is castration?
The removal of testicles/sexual function in males.
What is eugenics?
The study of how to increase the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable.
