4.1

Question 1

How do Biochemical explanations inform Policy development?

Answer 1

• focus on the brain chemistry and role of hormones
• Dug treatment = Drug Antabuse used to treat alcoholism and when someone is on these drinks’ alcohol, they as sick, methadone is given to heroin addicts.
• Diet = improving diet and vitamin diets have shown to reduce antisocial behavior and criminality

Question 2

How do genetic theories inform policy development?

Answer 2

Nazi racial purity policies = used eugenics that would create an Aryan race and get rid of qualities like homosexuality, mental illness, disability. Millions were forced to sterilize to eradicate certain genetics.

Question 3

How does Eysenck personality theory inform policy development?

Answer 3

Those with certain personalities are given aversion therapy, electric shocks to cause vomiting or nausea so the offender would associate the 2 together, so are no longer enjoyed. E.g. sex offenders.

Question 4

How do cognitive theories inform policy development?

Answer 4

This theory thinks criminality is caused by faulty thinking, so CBS is used, e.g. anger management.

Question 5

How does Merton’s strain theory inform policy development?

Answer 5

Merton strain theory is helping tackle poverty and has helped raise minimum wage, it also educates in prisons and teaches inmates trades

Question 6

How does right Realism inform policy development?

Answer 6

increasing ZTP and tougher punishments + penal populism

Question 7

How does left realism inform policy development?

Answer 7

Left realism is again improving opportunities for the worse off, job security, free health care and council housing.

Question 8

How does surveillance theory inform policy development?

Answer 8

Surveillance theories are increasing CCTV (modern panopticon)