generalizable to the population because the social bonds solely emphasized on typical white families. However, the psychodynamic theory managed to address the weaknesses of the social bond theory because it’s generalizable towards the population to a greater extent. For instance, psychodynamic theory interventions were tested on the African population in Nigeria who were adolescents from the lower class as these psychodynamic interventions were easy to conduct among populations in order to draw inferences (Taiwo & Osinowo, 2011, pp. 627-629). Social bond theory benefits in explaining the case study of Edmund Kemper in various ways. For example, the theoretical principle of the social bond theory emphasizes that the absence of the 4 social bonds …show more content…
Moreover, Kemper failed to exhibit commitment to institutional or prosocial activities such as engaging in school work or playing any sports so he didn’t invest time in these types of activities, which were essential to deviate from antisocial behaviour. Instead, Kemper would commit antisocial behaviour by mistreating cats and playing with their deceased bodies (Whyte, n.d., para. 6). Kemper also didn’t display involvement in socially acceptable activities, but involved himself with gloomy fantasies such as imagining about murdering his mother (Whyte, n.d., para. 3). Lastly, Kemper failed to have strong beliefs in the law because he disregarded the moral rules of society. For instance, Kemper exhibited animal cruelty at the age of 13 when he killed the family cat, which validates that Kemper wasn’t concerned about the moral rules of society and the legal system (Whyte, n.d., para. 3). Without these social bonds, Kemper displayed low self-control that compelled him to commit criminal activities. For instance, Kemper’s low self-control caused him to commit horrendous serial killings by murdering …show more content…
2). Moreover, there are limitations that exist in the analysis of the Edmund Kemper’s case study such as the lack of quantitative data. For instance, there were few quantitative approaches that incorporate accumulating statistical data in order to further validate the qualitative data, which involves describing the experiences of Kemper in detailed explanations. The recommendations for treating Edmund Kemper convey that psychodynamic interventions are beneficial to eliminate aggressive impulses in the unconscious component of Kemper’s personality (McLeod, 2007, para. 4). For instance, psychodynamic interventions include free association, object relation and dream analysis that focus on understanding the unconscious struggles, which causes Kemper to resort towards aggression and antisocial tendencies (McLeod, 2007, para. 4). Ultimately, there are suggestions for future research aimed at theoretical explanations such as the social bond theory. For example, there should be interactions between the level of self-control and opportunity for crime in the social bond theory instead of emphasizing solely between social bonds
At 10 years of age, Kemper began showing signs of true violence. He was sent to live with his father after his mother found the remains of their two pet cats in his closet, one decapitated and the other cut into pieces, from the use of a machete. Once in his father’s care, he ran away and was then quickly shipped off to live with his paternal grandparents on a remote California ranch. At this point in Kemper’s life he was a young teen that stood six feet four and weighed well over 200 pounds. Not only dealing with the strict rules and dysfunctional lifestyle at home, Kemper also endured teasing and torment from peers at school. Most days he would sit and daydream about killing everyone in the world. Kemper later described himself as a “walking time-bomb” (Ramsland, 2006a).
The nurturing of individuals plays a role in the making of killers, as 94% of serial killers had experienced some form of abuse as children and 42% have suffered severe physical abuse (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2010). A child abuse is a determining factor, in which supports the idea that serial killers and psychopath, are influenced significantly by nurture (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011). In most cases social, cultural and physiological determinants all play a role in influencing serial killers to grow into a mass murderer. It is important that physiological and social determinants can be identified, so they could be altered for the purpose of preventing the number of crime.
Krafft-Ebing (1886) found that the serial killer had been through cruelty of animal; enjoy the torture and the pain of their victim during his or her childhood period. Moreover, the mothers of these serial killers were most of time working or doing other things and usually the father were absent. These children experience rejection and lack of attention, therefore, this child grows up having low self-esteem. Research show that adults that gone through abuse and violent behavior during their childhood were three times more likely to become violent as adult more than the non abused adults (Dutton & Hart, 1992).
The Social Bond Theory is concerned with the functions that social relationships play in people’s lives and the bonds they develop with others and institutions to avoid criminal behavior (Walsh 81). There are four elements to the Social Bond Theory. The first is attachment. This is the emotional bond that is developed with social environments and individuals like your family, friends, and school. Attachment leads people to feel they are appreciated, accepted, and loved.
Individuals' personalities and overall quality of living are significantly influenced by several interrelated sources ranging from one's upbringing and quality of relationships to their own feelings of self-esteem and worth. Though this may seem relatively easy and un-complex, countless people today are engaged in persistent antisocial, criminal behavior, and seem unable to find an alternative, legal, means of living. While many have tried to explain such behavior through various theories, the causes of criminal activity remain to be satisfactorily clarified. Essentially, antisocial criminal activity has two aspects to it. Antisocial behavior is that in which one shuns society and others, while criminal activity is the act of performing a deed that violates an established law of the community. Obviously, such actions have serious consequences, which can range from community service and a fine to prison time. Even though there are several reasons that one may become an antisocial criminal, two theories of personality that provide reasonable explanations of this phenomenon, each in their own way, are the psychoanalytic and phenomenological theories.
It has been found that violent behavior that is equally displayed amongst men and women (Wray, Hoyt, & Gerstle, 2013). According to research, the reasons that men and women become perpetrators are similar (Wray et al., 2013). It has been stated that if a counselor wants to reduce recidivism, one should focus on dyadic intervention (Wray et al., 2013). The psychoeducational group can help members to learn signs of aggression that they display to and what things can be done to correct the
Edmund Kemper, an active serial killer in the 1970s, was also known as the Co-ed killer. When Kemper was young, his parents had gotten a divorce. He then moved with his mother and two sisters. Moving in with his mother seemed like a good idea in the beginning, but then began to be his biggest nightmare. He had a difficult relationship with his alcoholic mother, who abused him as a child and would lock him in the basement, scared he would hurt his sisters. Kemper found interest in taking lives of cats away. His mother could not handle him anymore, therefore she sent him off to his grandparents. Kemper’s first murder was when he was only 15, he murdered his grandmother and then grandfather minutes later. He was then sent to
Criminology is only part of anti-social behavior which may include the causes, nature and control of such criminal behavior. Criminology focuses on criminals, while psychology is applied to understand the mind behind the criminal. Criminology deals with research into the cause, form and consequences of a crime. Psychopathology applies science useful in understanding the abnormalities in early development of the brain that contributed to the creation of the social deviant. It is necessary to include data from both fields to formulate hypothesis that state the nature of anti-social behaviors specifically relating to serious disorders such as schizophrenia. Applying the science of psychology to issues relating to violent crim...
We will address attachment bonds, using activities where parents and children work together to solve problem, demonstrating teamwork on a project that translate into teamwork. For instance, we can give them a puzzle to work on and this will show how well they work together as a team to solve a problem. The belief system will be strengthened by educated parents about their real role in their adolescents lives. Correspondingly to the belief system, the parents commitment bond will strengthen if the parents understand that it has an affect on their child’s lives. We want to instill that the parents understand that they need to be emotionally and psychologically invested in their relationship with their child. For example, we will ask the parents questions about their relationship with their child to see how commit and how well they know their child. The involvement bond will also teach the parents and the children 's that having his or her child busy, whether it is playing a sport or joining a club, will deter the child into criminal
Society offers different factors, like peer pressure or poor grades, which steer an individual to commit a crime (Einstadter, Werner and Stuart 2006). Indeed, there is an abundant relation between childhood experience of violence and unruly behavior and their adulthood behavior. This is a product of a social progress, where children become victims or eyewitnesses of certain criminal acts. Through social progress, some traits, which were not learned before, are recognized and slowly displayed, especially among children. For instance, children brought up in violence, either by being victims or eye witnesses of criminal acts, will display such behavior in their adulthood (Woolf, 2006). Therefore, people will commit different crimes depending in the environment in which they were
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Anti-Social Personality Disorder is a classified personality disorder in which a person, sometimes referred to as a “psychopath”, has a lack of empathy, an increased chance of acting violently towards others, and a complete disregard for authority and punishment. Prevalent features and symptoms include: shallow emotions, irresponsibility, mistrust of others, reckless thrill-seeking, disrespect for the law, prone to lash out with physical violence, harmful impulsiveness, arrogance, manipulative, greedy, lack of kindness or compassion, disrespect for others, and dishonesty (Psychology Today, n.d.). A main factor of this disorder is the inability to process, interpret, and display emotion, even fear. An example is that most criminals with this disorder respond drastically different to their sentencing than normal. They seem relaxed and unable to process it on an emotional level. They are also fully aware of what they are doing, and have no sense of distorted reality, or remorse which classifies them as sane people. They also have neurotransmitter deficiencies in the brain, such as reduced serotonin and dopamine (Freedman & Verdun-Jones, 2010). The overall population of people having this disorder is a small amount, about 3% and higher in prisons and abuse clinics which is around 70%. Also, because of their constant involvement in violence, most people diagnosed with this disorder die by violent means such as suicide and homicide (Internet Mental Health, n.d.).
Social bonding theory was a theory derived from the ideas of Travis Hirschi. The social bonding theory was the theory that suggested that a person’s personal attachments, beliefs, involvements and commitments are what controls their chance of delinquency. Studies have shown that when
This talks about how family is agent of socialization through childhood, race and class. How this relates to my social group is that my parents have always taught me and my siblings that in order to achieve success you must work hard by studying and doing well in school. It also plays a role in my social group because my family come from Nigeria, where parents strive for their children to be successful and to have a good education. Even though we are of the lower middle class, my parents still expect for us to be successful in life, because they do not want us to have the type of lives that they
To fully understand the Social Exchange theory is to understand its concept. The Social Exchange theory, as stated by Unger and Johns...