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How does the psychoanalytic theory from Freud explain crime?

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The psychoanalytic theory from Sigmund Freud explain that crime was done because of the unconscious mind of an individual. The theory believe that we are born as blank slates and the things that happen to us in the early years of life will determine if we are capable to develop criminal behavior. This means that our criminal action is based from our specific formative childhood influences.

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