Conceived in Kamloops, BC, Robert Osborne moved with his mom to Surrey at age four, where she raised him all alone as she battled with liquor obsession. At 13, Osborne fled and quit school in the eighth grade. He lived in parks and fell in with more mature teens that showed him how to bolster himself and take from others. By 14, he was utilizing illegal medications. By 20, he was addicted to crystal meth and cocaine. He piled on 123 charges since age 18 and 40 offences for property violations, driving offenses and assaults. His times of wrongdoing finished in a June 2004 police pursuit in a stolen car where, in a medicated rage, he attempted to discharge a handgun, shouting oncoming. The scene was gotten on tape since the auto he stole was a police bait car. He was captured in the wake of evading police for a month and indicted on 24 charges. This case exemplifies psychopharmacological theory as the wrongdoer, Robert Osborne was under the influence of the stimulant cocaine, which made him delusional and act in a manner unfit of a sane mind. This theory discusses the intrinsic elements of substance use and its relevance to crime and behaviour. The state of mind that Mr. Osborne was in was clearly a result of the psychoactive substance he had in his system. Therefore, the psychopharmacological theory is proven in the case of Mr. Osborne as his actions and …show more content…
Substances that are both fulfilling and emphatically strengthening can possibly actuate a condition of habit enthusiastic medication use regardless of negative outcomes when utilized reliably in abundance. The psychopharmacological theory is one of which is quite complicating when deducing the cause and relation between substance use and crime. The chapter in the text reinforced key concepts and explained psychopharmacological theory in a simple and straightforward manner that would best suit the introduction of such theory of crime. Therefore, this case study has proven to show through the psychopharmacological theory that substance use such as stimulants is a key factor to one’s criminal behaviour and