Trait Theories In Criminal Justice

The theory that I found the most interesting in Justice 251 this semester is the trait theories. The glossary in our textbook describes trait theory as “The view that criminality is a product of abnormal biological and/or psychological traits” (Siegel 564). I found this theory to be very interesting because it talks about all of these factors that could increase the likelihood of someone becoming a criminal. When looking at this this theory it suggests that maybe the driving factor in someone making them do criminal activities is something simple like a hormonal imbalance. This could be very useful to know because there might be a cure whatever it is that is making them commit crimes. In the late nineteenth century, there began to be more