jan 31, 2000 - Contemporary Biological Theory 3

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Biosocial Model

Attributes criminal behavior to a combination of
biological, psychological, and sociological risk factors.
Additive Biosocioal Model
The risk associated with the biological
and sociological factors add up in a linear,
cumulative fashion
Correlated Biosocial Model
Biological Factors may increase the likelihood that individuals are exposed to environments they evoke certain responses from.
Multiplicative Biosocial Model
Those who have both biological & sociological risk factors engage in an exponentially higher levels of criminal behavior than individuals who have only
a biological or only a sociological risk factor
Sequential Biosocial Model
Environment influences biological functioning

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