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To what extent do Social and Media factors influence Criminal Behaviour? More recently the discussion into what the most likely cause of crime is has changed. From the 40's and onwards psychologists such as Sheldon and Lambroso have tried to prove the cause of crime as being genetic and down to the nature of the person committing them. Lambroso himself suggested that "Criminals are born not made" and tried to conduct research to prove this. However, whilst it is highly recognised that there is a general biological difference between those who commit common crimes and the 'average citizen', more recent research has examined closely the effect that outside causes have on people turning to crime. The discussion on criminality has changed from whether the 'Nature' side of a person is to blame for it or whether the 'Nurture' received by people is the primary reason. Since the 'Nature' of criminals has...

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