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.