Some criminologists suggest that biosocial theories evince promising policy applications in the area of prevention and treatment programs. However, some promising biosocial theories have also shown that if a certain diagnostic category is over-diagnosed as the silver bullet for a particular behavior, such as was the case with the over- diagnosis and treatment of children with ADHD in the 1980s and 1990s, it may in fact have a detrimental effect in the assessment and treatment of criminals.Please respond to the following:Discuss why, despite the dangers of overly diagnosing a certain category, biosocial theories still show great promise in dealing with substance abuse problems and the development of prevention and treatment programs? Why is addiction treated as a crime rather than a disease in the criminal justice system?Must be at least 200 words.Some criminologists suggest that biosocial theories evince promising policy applications in the area of prevention and treatment programs. However, some promising biosocial theories have also shown that if a certain diagnostic category is over-diagnosed as the silver bullet for a particular behavior, such as was the case with the over- diagnosis and treatment of children with ADHD in the 1980s and 1990s, it may in fact have a detrimental effect in the assessment and treatment of criminals.Please respond to the following:
