One Type of Justification for Offending by the Offender Is

question 24

True/False

One type of justification for offending by the offender is that of appealing to higher loyalties, whereby the offender may appeal to their family honour, gang, girlfriend, or neighbourhood and state "I have to protect myself!"

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Definitions:

Agonist

A chemical or drug that binds to receptors in the brain and causes a reaction similar to that of a naturally occurring neurotransmitter.

Excitatory Signal

A type of neurotransmitter-induced signal in the nervous system that increases the likelihood of a neuron firing an action potential.

Action Potential

A sudden increase and subsequent decrease in the voltage across a cell membrane resulting from the movement of charged particles.

Neural Communication

The process by which neurons transmit signals to each other through synapses, using both electrical and chemical means.