Sam Cahill EPQ

  What is the Nature v Nurture Debate? According to https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195396607/obo-9780195396607-0163.xml (Published 30th September 2013, viewed 30th June 2021) the nature v nurture debate is evaluating the conditions regarding a defendant's reasoning/ ability to commit a crime. The Nature side focuses on how a defendant's behaviour or actions are a result of genes and DNA. The Nurture side focuses on how a defendant's behaviour or actions are a result of upbringing, the environment they live in and the morals they have been taught. The source I used is very reliable because it quotes theorists who used and have added to the nature v nurture debate; meaning that their information is up to date and accurate as many people have added to the debate.  How does this Apply to the case? Having looked at https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/born-evil-what-drove-james-bulgers-underage-killers (published 2021; viewed 4th Aug...

  What sources have I used?  For this, I have once again used the source  https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/james-bulger#The%20Trial , dated from 2018. This source is extremely reliable because it is updated when new material comes to light, meaning that the details  used are up to date and reliable. What have I learnt from the source? on 22nd February 1993, both boys appeared at South Sefton Magistrates Court in Bottle to face the charges. Both enter a not guilty  there is a crowd of 300 outside and they riot when the boys arrive and when they leave. There is a decoy van sent out, which begs the question of what the crowd would have done if they got hold of the defendants. As a safety measure, the trial is relocated to Preston, and on the 1st November 1993 the trial begins at Preston Crown Court.  Denise Bulger refuses to come to court, as she is adamant that she won't sit in the same vicinity as James' killer.  The boys ha...