Understanding the similarities of Strain Theory‚ & General Theory of Crime Angela Sampson # 2396467 Sociology 345: Social Control Professor: James Chriss Cleveland State University April 30th 2012 Abstract: The purpose is to identify the similarities between Strain theories‚ and General Theory of Crime. Strain was developed from the work of Durkheim and Merton and taken from the theory of anomie. Durkheim focused on the decrease of societal restraint and the strain that resulted
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Spartan Phalanx is a powerful painting created by John Becker depicting the 2011 Michigan State football players as warriors and as Spartans. In its description‚ John Becker explains that he wanted to create a picture showing the Michigan State football players as a phalanx in Greek marching formation. Long ago‚ the Greeks used that attack formation to strike fear into their opponents and to show off their organization and stature. I think that Becker was able to create that image by contrasting the vibrant
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information about the topic of hate crimes. When viewing the lecture‚ hate crimes is like a reminder of the Micro level theory of Resource theory. Resource theory‚ the same as hate crimes brings to mind of power. Power‚ where a person displays their control over another person‚ by commanding them to do what is said and done. What also caught my attention were the charts that were in the written lectures. When viewing them‚ I was wondering why was there a high number of Hate Crime Incidents‚ and a high number
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Labeling‚ overgeneralization‚ and fortune telling‚ people have a propensity for these types of negative thoughts‚ which lead to dysfunctional living. Why would it be any different with one of our clients? Not at all‚ since they are making the wrong choices ending up being court mandated for treatment. Clients are perpetuating the bad decisions through their evidence of false reality. Therefore these three irrational held distortions are just a few that are challenging for our clients to break
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Causation of Crime The two theories I chose to compare and contrast are the Trait and Choice theories. These two theories explain why people commit crimes but differ in reasoning. I found that the main difference in between the two is that the choice theory states that if people want to commit a crime they will if the benefits outweighs the punishment. The trait theory differs because it deals with testosterone and whether or not people with lower IQ’s are more liable to commit crimes.
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Becker Muscular Dystrophy Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) is a genetic disorder that typically appears with gradual muscle weakness. This condition is caused by mutations of a gene named Dystrophin. In this case‚ a 9-year-old boy with BMD also became diagnosed with epilepsy and dysgnosia. This young boy presented a relatively long history of episodic epileptic seizures. Compared to his peer group‚ his growth and development milestones were delayed. By the age of 14 months‚ he could run and walk
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There are many theories in the study of criminal behavior that try and answer the question “What causes people to commit criminal offenses?”; however‚ control theories ask the question “What causes people to conform to rules and criminal laws?” These theories‚ instead of bringing about deviant motivations‚ bring about compliance motivations. Control theories state that crime occurs when controls are not formed‚ are fragmented‚ or are undermined (Paternoster‚ R.‚ & Bachman‚ R. Eds. 2001). The control
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Travis Hirschi developed social control theory to explain why people commit crime. Social control theory explains people commit crimes because of their weak social. If people have a weak social bond then they are more likely to commit crime. People with weak social bonds have less or nothing to lose so committing crime does not seem like a bad choice‚ and is the most logical way to getting what they want. The average person does not commit crime because they fear that they might lose something. Some
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Similarities and Differences in Sociological Theories of Crime Walden University Similarities and Differences in Sociological Theories of Crime Sociological theories of crime contain a great deal of useful information in the understanding of criminal behavior. Sociological theories are very useful in the study of criminal behavior because unlike psychological and biological theories they are mostly macro level theories which attempt to explain rates of crime for a group or an area rather than explaining
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There are numerous theories throughout time attempting to explain the phenomenon of crime‚ consequently‚ there is not a perfect explanation for all crimes (Bohm & Vogel‚ 2011). The various crimes coupled with the various minds of individuals make it nearly impossible to predict‚ prevent‚ as well as apprehend all offenders. The situational crime prevention‚ as well as routine activity theories created as derivatives of the Chicago School‚ explain causal factors of crime in the most practical sense
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