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Biological explanations of offending

What is the main risk claim made by biological explanations of offending?

A

Biology only increases vulnerability to violent offending; it cannot influence other crimes.

B

Biology can increase vulnerability to offending; it does not make crime inevitable.

C

Biology has no meaningful influence on offending; crime is caused entirely by experience.

D

Biology directly determines whether a person will offend; criminal behaviour is inevitable.

Biological explanations of offending Flashcards

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Biological explanations of offending

25 flashcards on AQA A Level Psychology Biological explanations of offending: the key terms, definitions and case studies you need to recall for Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3.