1. What are the psychological causes of crime?
An altogether different approach to the study of criminal behaviour is the use of Psychoanalytic Theory, based on the work of Sigmund Freud. ... Freud believed the personality consists of three parts, the id, ego and super-ego, which regulate our behaviour. ... The super ego, it is claimed, contains the "conscious" which is concerned with moral rules, and the "ego-ideal" which sets standards to which the individual aspires. ... Freudian psychologists propose that a person can only lead a stable life if the id, ego and super-ego are well balanced. ... The failure to develop a strong enough sup...
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