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CJS 231 Week 2 Assignment Biological Criminal Behavior (2
Papers)
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CJS 231 Week 2 Assignment
Choose a criminal offender who committed crimes due to a biological
reason.
Write a 1,400 word paper discussing the genetic or physiological
evidence that supports the notion that biology played a key role in
explaining the offender's criminality.
Research the behaviors that constitute psychopathy. Discuss in detail
the specific behaviors demonstrated by the offender that align with
behaviors indicative of a psychopathic individual. Case examples
include the following:
Andrea Yates and the documented evidence of psychiatric issues,
including post-partum depression, prior to the murders of her five
children
Charles Whitman, known as the Texas Tower Sniper, and the
presence of a tumor discovered post-mortem alleged to have played a
role in his overt acts of aggression
John Hinckley, Jr. and the documented evidence of psychiatric issues
leading to his controversial insanity defense in the shooting of
President Ronald Reagan