A PSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH

A Psychosocial Approach

A Psychosocial Approach

Question #1: List and define the three perspectives of human nature. Explain the developmental approach to delinquency and criminal behaviour, utilizing each of these perspectives and discuss the differences between the NIBRS from the UCR?

The three perspectives of human nature defined by Bartol, and Bartol (2008) are Conformity perspective, which means human beings are creatures of conventionality who wish to “do the correct thing.” Secondly, Nonconformist perspective is where human beings are undisciplined creatures who, devoid of the restraints of the policies and regulations of a stated society, might flout society's conventions ...