Psychological and psychiatric based criminological theories

DescriptionPsychological and psychiatric based criminological theories contend that deviance is the result of a mental disorder or deficiency within an individual. This group of theories suggests that deviance is caused by an abnormality of the mind.In cases of an excessively low intelligence level (IQ) a deviant act may be committed simply because the individual truly cannot understand the differences between right and wrong. As a whole our society accepts this and chooses to hospitalize as opposed to incarcerating this group of individuals when they cannot be controlled otherwise and present a danger to others. However, when an individual has an acceptable intelligence level, but commits acts of deviance due to other potential psychological or psychiatric reasons, societal views can differ regarding how to deal with the individual.In your initial post present and defend a position regarding how individuals with clinically diagnosed mental illnesses should be handled by the criminal justice system when they commit acts of deviance._______________________________________________________
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