Psychological Theories of Delinquent Causation Psychological Theories of Delinquent Causation Juvenile Justice Melissa Skinner Carl Sandburg College February 18‚ 2013 Psychological Theories of Delinquent Causation In choosing theories of causation to get a better understanding of why delinquent behavior occurs‚ one should approach the psychological theories. Within the psychological theories‚ are two theories we will to further explore. The first is the psychoanalytic theory. The second
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types of causation which are necessary to establish criminal liability. These are factual causation and cause in law (also known as legal causation). Factual causation means that the defendant can only be found guilty if the consequence would not have happened ‘but for’ the defendant’s conduct. This was seen in the case of Pagett (1982). Similarly‚ a defendant cannot be found guilty if the victim’s death was unrelated to the defendant’s actions (as in White‚ 1910). Legal causation‚ where the
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CAUSATION Causation refers to inquiry as to whether the defendants conduct (or omission) caused the harm or damage. Causation must be established in all result crimes. In criminal liability it is divided into Factual causation and Legal causation. Factual causation is the starting point and consist of applying the ‘but for’ test. In most instances where there exists no complicating factors‚ factual causation on its own will suffice to establish causation. However‚ in some circumstances it will also
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The Application of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory NUR 501 Chamberlain School of Nursing Application of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory Introduction The environment theory of nursing is a patient-care theory. The delivery of patient centered care is the best delivery of care a patient can receive. Applying Nightingales environmental care theory of manipulation of the patient environment can affect the patient and assist in the delivery
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PRINCIPLE OF CAUSATION Every criminal action can be divided into actus reus‚ mens rea and causation. Actus reus compacts with the ‘guilty act’‚ mens rea with the ‘guilty mind’ and the causation compacts with the consequences of the actus. In crimes‚ which require consequence like murder‚ causation is a essential and imperative element. The absence of causation between the actus and the consequence may render a verdict untenable in spite of the existence of the necessary mens rea and actus reus
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Biological theories of crime causation adhere to the principle that many behavioral predispositions‚ including aggression and criminality are constitutionally or physiologically influenced and inherited of the first basic principles of biological theories is the mind and locus of personality which is the organ brain. The brain is the organ of behavior. We have the basic determinants of human behavior passed on from generation to generation. Human behavior and traits are genetically based to a considerable
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Bereavement can be defined as grieving over the loss of a significant other person through death and it involves certain feelings of denial‚ isolation and depression. Similarly‚ loss is when people experience something for temporarily or it could be permanent and this could be in many cases of missing valuables that has significant monetary value or it could be death related. There are two models which explain the process of bereavement and loss which are called the six ‘r’ processes and the four
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Application of Theory Paper Guidelines & Scoring Rubric Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to synthesize one strategy for the application of a specific nursing theory to resolving a problem or issue of nursing practice in nursing leadership‚ nursing education‚ nursing informatics‚ or health policy. Course Outcomes Through this assignment‚ a student will demonstrate the ability to: (CO#1) Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to their components‚ relationships
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Application of Nursing Theory Nurses have to make numerous decisions on a day to day basis. Some are simple decisions and other issues are more complex and require guidance to make decisions. Nursing theory is one way for nurses to make decisions based on problems or situations they face. As Cody (2003) states‚ “one learns to practice nursing by studying nursing theories” (pg. 226). This statement can be applied to problem solving and decision making. By using theory‚ nurses can apply concepts
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started breastfeeding me. According to Freud’s System of Psychology published in the “History of Psychology Ideas and Context”‚ Freud’s stage theory of psychosexual development states that an infant’s early interactions with the world are predominantly via the oral cavity‚ which is also known as the oral stage (Viney & King‚ 2003). Thus‚ it is apparent that my meteoric weight gain is tied closely to this theory because the only way for me to obtain pleasure is through the intake of my mother’s
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