Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Week 1 Individual Work
Gabriel Oakes
CCJ3666
Professor Curry
7/20/2013
In regards to why a person, who may have individual conditions or disorders, as well as negative family and community influences, refrains from becoming a violent offender. I would say a counselor or psychologist would be a great first step. As we know the environment that an individual may be surrounded by may influence them and the person that they may become and sometimes professional help is the only alternative. Also, a person’s mental incapability’s or conditions may render them useless in certain conditions and depending on the circumstances they may offend in a violent manner. Some people have conditions and disorders that at times may cause them to act more irrationally and do things that they probably would not do if they were not in a certain environment or provoked by certain people and conditions. For example an individual with severe ADD (Attention deficit Disorder) or ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). People with these types of disorders tend to be more impulsive than the majority of people without a disorder and in certain circumstances may be influenced or provoked to offend and do things while disregarding morals and personal ethics. Another contributor to the possibility of an individual offending is the people around them and the conditions of where they are living. Negative family members and friends may introduce a individual to a certain lifestyle or environment that can cause them to offend or engage in criminal acts or behaviors. If a person who is mentally disable or has an mental disorder and is surrounded by nothing but negative people and the environment and conditions they are surrounded by are negative as well then they may perceive it all as part of the norm and eventually will offend or engage in criminal acts or behavior. The fact is that people with certain mental disorders or certain mental conditions
Gabriel Oakes
CCJ3666
Professor Curry
7/20/2013
In regards to why a person, who may have individual conditions or disorders, as well as negative family and community influences, refrains from becoming a violent offender. I would say a counselor or psychologist would be a great first step. As we know the environment that an individual may be surrounded by may influence them and the person that they may become and sometimes professional help is the only alternative. Also, a person’s mental incapability’s or conditions may render them useless in certain conditions and depending on the circumstances they may offend in a violent manner. Some people have conditions and disorders that at times may cause them to act more irrationally and do things that they probably would not do if they were not in a certain environment or provoked by certain people and conditions. For example an individual with severe ADD (Attention deficit Disorder) or ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). People with these types of disorders tend to be more impulsive than the majority of people without a disorder and in certain circumstances may be influenced or provoked to offend and do things while disregarding morals and personal ethics. Another contributor to the possibility of an individual offending is the people around them and the conditions of where they are living. Negative family members and friends may introduce a individual to a certain lifestyle or environment that can cause them to offend or engage in criminal acts or behaviors. If a person who is mentally disable or has an mental disorder and is surrounded by nothing but negative people and the environment and conditions they are surrounded by are negative as well then they may perceive it all as part of the norm and eventually will offend or engage in criminal acts or behavior. The fact is that people with certain mental disorders or certain mental conditions