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Eysencks theory of criminal personality

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based on biological factors arguing individuals inherit a type of nervous system that affects their ability to learn and adapt to the environment

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Eysencks three dimensions

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Extraversion
neuroticism
psychoticism

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Extraversion

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enjoy risk and danger as their nervous system is under aroused

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Neuroticism

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negative outlook

over reactive response to threat- flight or fight

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Psychoticism

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refers to aggressive anti social people

related to high testosterone

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links to criminal behaviour

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Eysenck explained criminality in terms of outcome between innate personality and socialisation

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interactionist view

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a person may be born with a personality trait and due to interactions with environment it causes the development of criminality

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Strength of Eysenck study

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2070 male prisoner and 2422 male controls

prisoners scored high on the 3 dimensions compared to the non criminals

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weakness

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individual differences

idea of one personality type explaining all offending behaviour