Cesare Lombroso’s biological explanations: How relevant are they to modern criminal psychology? Cesare Lombroso is thought of by many as the founding father of criminal psychology (Kushner 2011; Assael & Avanzini‚ 1997; Granieri and Fazio‚ 2011). When Lombroso was alive his theories on the biological explanations of crime were seen as cutting edge (Kurella‚ 1911) but after death his theories were ridiculed and denigrated (Gatti & Verde‚ 2012) with Abraham Verghese referring to them as “pseudoscience
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Heinämaa’s formulation of what a woman is cannot be properly understood until the ideas that makes up its groundwork are understood. The first idea is that the normative way of thinking about sex being determined by biological factors alone is unfounded because “…the studies pertaining to the relationships between genes‚ hormones‚ and anatomy only prove correlations‚ not causal links‚” (Heinämaa 298). She then explains the implications of this by saying‚ “The evidence allows for the presumption that
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CASE 6 – ACCIDENT OR HOMICIDE? The shooting of Yoshi Hattori CHAPTER 6 – PRINCIPLES OF THE CRIMINAL LAW Factual guilt- guilty based upon the facts‚ though not necessarily legally guilty Legal guilt - proof of criminal liability beyond a reasonable doubt by admissible evidence within a court of law. Criminal liability - the degree of blameworthiness assigned to the defendants as a result of legal adjudication Elements of a crime – the five key elements common to almost all criminal statutes
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Kant’s Moral Theory: The Flaws One of the most controversial aspects of Kant’s moral philosophy is his theory regarding the concept of duty. Duty is the moral necessity to perform actions for no other reason than to obey the dictates of a higher authority without any selfish inclination. Immanuel Kant states that the only moral motivation is a devotion to duty. The same action can be seen as moral if it is done for the sake of one’s duty but also as not moral (Kant distinguished between immoral and
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In this case‚ John has a cause of action against TAFE for his injury from the accident‚ he had rights to claim for his cost from TAFE that he did not fix the engine on the wrong way. There are five steps about the law of negligence‚ first is duty of care‚ it is a legal duty owed by one person to another‚ in this case‚ TAFE owed a duty of care to John. Because based on foreseeable test‚ John is a student who graduated form the TAFE‚ he also proved that the instructor of TAFE gives him a wrong instructions
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Assess Dualism Human beings are material objects. However‚ unlike other material objects (e.g. non-living things) humans have the ability to form judgements and reason their existence. Meaning to say that‚ human beings have ’minds’. In general‚ humans are characterised as having both a mind and body. By definition‚ mind is referred to the mental processes‚ thought and consciousness whereas body is referred to the physical aspects of the brain-neurons and how the brain is structured. This is
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Common Assault (Technical Assault) This is a common law offence. Actus Reus- D causes V to apprehend immediate physical violence. (fear must be there and then R v Lamb) R v Fagan Events are viewed from V’s prospective‚ not the reasonable person’s. Smith v Chief supt woking police (1983) Assault may be committed by words alone. R v Burstow‚ R v Ireland. Mens Rea- Intention to cause V to apprehendd immediate harm or recklessness as to whether V may apprehend immediate harm. R v Savage ‚ R v Paramenter
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# 2001 University of South Africa All rights reserved Revised edition 1997 Further Further Further Further Further revised revised revised revised revised edition edition edition edition edition 1999 2001 2003 2005 2008 Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk‚ Pretoria CRW101U/1/2009±2011 98293788 3B2 Cover illustration: ``The third of May 1808’’ by Francisco de Goya (1746±1828). CRW-style III CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ± LITERATURE AND METHODS OF STUDY .
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THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE - DUTY OF CARE EXISTENCE OF A DUTY Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562‚ • Lord Atkin attempted to lay down a general principle which would cover all the circumstances where the courts had already held that there could be liability for negligence. He said: "The rule that you are to love your neighbour becomes in law‚ you must not injure your neighbour; and the lawyer’s question‚ Who is my neighbour? … You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which
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Discuss issues of reliability and validity associated with the classification and diagnosis of phobic disorders (24 marks) The biological explanation for the acquisition of phobic disorders establishes that phobias are caused by genetics‚ innate influences and the principles of biochemistry. This theory recognizes that an oversensitive fear response may be inherited‚ causing abnormal levels of anxiety. This is illustrated in the basis of inheritance‚ particularly the adrenergic theory that convicts
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