The biological explanation of criminal behaviour is a structural account of describing why people commit crimes. Structure-based explanations argue that human actions/ behaviours are driven by forces beyond their control. This can be administered by rules, views/opinions, faith, pressures and, in biological terms, inherited genes. The claims of the biological explanation have been under development since the early 19th century by amateur scientists and eugenicists. The latter claiming mentally ill, foreigners, criminals, disabled and …
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…beyond his control? Already an outcry has begun over this field of research, as it is seen as an easy way out for the criminal. This explanation can not give a reason for every crime that is committed especially where the crime has been carried out collectively. This explanation can help in our understanding of the "common-sense" narrative and why crimes are committed but can not complete the entire justification of criminal behaviour. Word count 892