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Psychosocial and Electroencephalographic Studies of Egyptian Murderers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Ahmed Okasha ,
A. Sadek  and
S. Abdel Moneim
Ahmed Okasha
Affiliation:
Neuropsychiatric Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
A. Sadek
Affiliation:
Neuropsychiatric Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
S. Abdel Moneim
Affiliation:
Neuropsychiatric Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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The basic controversy in criminology at present is that between the psychiatric school and the sociological school. Members of the latter school recognize that psychogenic factors must be taken into account in the explanation of criminal behaviour, and members of the psychiatric school have recognized the importance of social and cultural conditions. But there is disagreement on the extent to which ‘Personality’ and ‘Culture’ should be emphasized in criminological theories.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 126 , Issue 1 , January 1975 , pp. 34 - 40
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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