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This 7 page paper examines two works and compares and contrasts Hare and Samenow's ideas The paper concludes that sociological factors shape the personalities of criminals but biology plays a role as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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to blame the criminal for despicable acts, but they often conclude that he must be insane, because who would commit such a horrendous act (Samenow, 2004)? Samenow (2004) seems to
believe that the criminals are wholly responsible for their behavior and that society, or the perpetrators parents, should not be blamed for a horrific act. The offender is the only
one that someone should blame. He notes that the criminals are often cognizant of their acts and do plan ahead; Samenow (2004) writes: "Their crimes require logic and self-control" (p.2).
Hare (1993) takes an almost opposing stance, suggesting that many criminals are in fact psychotic. He writes about psychopaths and his intent is to inform the public about their existence
(Hare, 1993). For this author, the psychopath represents a decided danger to society. He writes: "It is my hope that this book will help the general public and the criminal
justice system to become more aware of the nature of psychopathy, the enormity of the problem it poses, and the steps that can be taken to reduce its devastating
impact on our lives" (Hare, 1993). Unlike Samenow, Hare writes about one type of criminal. Yet, within the psychopath definition lies some areas that Samenow also addresses. However, Samenow does
not often accept that many behaviors are attributable to psychopathy. While generally it appears that Hare (1993) would support the idea that criminals are born and not made, and Samenow
(2004) would claim the opposite, the latter author also examines psychopathy and does admit that there is a possible genetic component to crime. However, Samenow (2004) views this position as
one where research will determine the ultimate outcome. He is not ready to admit that criminals are born. Rather, it is a distinct possibility that some people are genetically predisposed.
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