The Criminal Mind: The Criminal Mind

The Criminal Mind A criminal is not defined by what they look like, who they are or what they do for a living, it’s defined by the psychology of their mind. Criminals have a different mindset than the average person, and it usually do to a chemical imbalance in the brain. “The amygdala — a part of the brain involved in fear, aggression and social interactions — is implicated in crime” (The Criminal Mind” 2014). Depending on certain events or situations a person has gone through, it can change the chemistry of their brain, even after its developing years. But even more so in the developing years. That 's why it 's common to see children the faced tragedies while they were still young, like experiencing abuse, can cause the brain 's chemistry to develop unlike an average person who hasn’t experienced those same tragedies. But even without those events, depending on a person 's everyday life and what they experience, a person 's psychological mindset can change. What sets an average person 's mind from a criminal 's mind is a chemical imbalance, causing the criminal to have different thoughts and reactions. “Among the research …show more content…
The number one thing that will always be taken into consideration though, no matter their mindset, is that the individual that committed the crime, will be held accountable for the crime.2 Another thing to note is that a person 's personality helps influence what they do, along with the psychology of their brain.2 Also, “Crimes can result from abnormal, dysfunctional or inappropriate mental processes within the individual’s personality” (“Criminal Behavior” 2014). Criminal behavior can be influenced by a disorder or abnormal personality, whether it being a cause since birth, or something that developed over time, either way, a person 's personality can drive them to make unlawful