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Biological Theories Of Criminology

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Criminology seeks to find the cause of crime and deviant behavior of the crime and the violation of the criminal law for which there is no legal justification.

The basic cause of crime for biological positivists has been biological inferiority, which is indicated by physical or genetic characteristics that distinguish criminals from noncriminal. The policy implications of biological theories of crime causation include a choice of isolation, sterilization, or execution. Biological theorists also advocate brain surgery, chemical treatment, improved diets, and better mother and child care.

Sociological theories propose that crime is caused by anomie, or the dissociation of the individual from the collective conscience; by social disorganization;
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