Gangs have decimated many lives and have caused much economic damage in North America. Despite law enforcement effort the Gangs persists to exist. Attribution‚ snitches‚ and arrests have done little to stop the Mafia. Gangs are able to continually recruit new members. This paper will discuss from a theoretical framework to answer why people join the gangs. Gangs are able to continually infiltrate communities and recruit members because of broken and poor communities that do not have weak social institutions
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SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION THEORIES OF CRIME "How did East New York become a Ghetto" (Walter Thabit) Social disorganization is a rather difficult term to define. It basically refers to the failure of social institutions or social organizations (e.g.‚ schools‚ business‚ policing‚ real estate‚ group networking) in certain communities and/or neighborhoods (although nothing prohibits such theories from being couched at the "macro" level to talk about all of society). It has its origins in the study
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structure‚ but in times of rapid social change‚ variety of conflicting norms give rise to a condition which he calls anomie or a state of "normlessness". Robert K. Merton (1968) - that deviance as the result of anomic in contemporary modern society like Unites States. Control theory by Walter Reckless (1967) - explains the occurrence of deviance but is largely applicable to delinquency‚ youth crime‚ and suicide. - asserts that deviance and conformity are both learned in the same process of socialization
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NOT inherent in specific behavior or person. SOCIALLY-defined and relative to the situation. CRIME- a violation of criminal law-punished by the CJ system. Use of force or fraud in pursuit of self-interest Defined via political power JUVENILE DELINQUENCY “status offence” (ascribed status) 2) What is social control? Def: Systematic practices developed by social groups to encourage conformity
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The criminological theory that best describes why individuals engage in this violent act is Strain Theory. Strain theory is that someone is being pressured into achieving accepted goals. Even though they may not have the means to do it‚ they are expected to achieve it. Strain Theory can lead to the lack of being able to achieve a goal‚ the loss of a loved one or friend‚ and negative stimuli that means being physically or verbally abused. These can all lead to a violent act because of all the pressure
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described the source of ‘strain to anomie’ as a difference between the America’s common goal of ‘money success’ and lack of resources for every member to achieve the common goal which led to four types of deviance. However‚ he has his limitations as well as strengths. In covering Merton’s limitations Albert Cohen’s subcultural theory was introduced‚ his theory only focuses on how educational failure played a major part in working class crime as gang delinquency. Cloward and Ohlin criticised Cohen
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William Spengler and the Strain Theory Mohammad Gilani Humber College PFP 201 Amanda Scala Monday‚ March 25‚ 2013 William Spengler and the Strain Theory William Spengler Jr. killed two firefighters and severely injured 2 other firefighters and a police officer. Police later found that he was also associated with other crimes. Police say that they could not find a motive for his actions‚ but General Strain theory provides some suggestions as to why William Spengler would commit the crimes
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of kidnapping cases between 2005 and 2011. The focus of the study was to determine socio-economic and demographic features of kidnapping in Nigeria. Content analysis was adopted for the study as well as use of frequency tables for analysis of data. Anomie theory of crime based on Robert K. Merton’s analysis of Durkheim’s theory provided our theoretical frame work in this analysis. The study argued that a plethora of factors have been implicated as the causes of kidnapping in Nigeria. This paper recommends
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organizational logic and criminal culture on a shifting terrain King‚ R.D. and Wincup‚ E.‚ 2000. Doing Research On Crime and Justice. New York: Oxford University Press Knepper‚ P.‚ 2009 Piquero‚ N.L. Carmichael‚ S. and Piquero‚ A.R.‚ 2008. Crime and delinquency (54) 2: pp291-312 Valsamis‚ M Walklate‚ S.‚ 2007. Understanding Criminology: Current Theoretical Debates
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to deviate or conform to societal norms due to association‚ thus through social interaction‚ interacting with his or her immediate environment. For example‚ family plays an important role in a young person’s life and has a major influence on delinquency. Parents are likely to exert the most influence on the child’s perception of himself or herself Ramsar (1996).Positive responses from the parents ‚ such as love and warmth contribute to positive self image. On the other hand ‚ negative
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