Criminology in the 21st Century Richard Smith CJA/314 Mrs. Brandeis 4/30/2012 Criminology in the 21st Century The metropolitan areas alone are recognized for crimes on a daily basis. Throughout this paper we will be discussing the comparison of the occurrence of the offenses in the selected areas. We will be identifying the number of occurrences reported to the police for each area and addressing reported incidents‚ rates of the
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Differential Association Theory Differential association theory is one of the Chicago School criminological theories that held a sociological approach to analyzing criminality. The theory was finalized by University of Chicago sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1947 as one of the first to take a major turn away from the classical individualist theories of crime and delinquency. Much of his study was influenced by crime that emphasized human behavior as determined by social and physical environmental
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Conflict and Labeling Theory Labeling theory is concerned less with that causes the onset of an initial delinquent act and more with the effect that official handling by police‚ courts‚ and correctional agencies has on the future of youths who fall into the court system. Labeling theory states that youths violate the law for a number of reasons; these reasons are poor family relationships‚ neighborhood conflict‚ peer pressure‚ psychological and biological abnormality and delinquent learning experiences
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Maslow Concept of human needs Difference people got difference need ‚we have to know that the worker in which level in the hierarchy so that we can give what he want to motivate them .It is based on what the workers need. what he want ? we just give it as motivator Hierarchy factors need For maslow ‚there have a hierarchy with 5 lvl .a people will satisfied the level one by one according this hierarchy. the people will satisfied with the lower level and jump to the higher level until they reach
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Previous to the emergence of feminist theories in the 1960’s and 70’s the criminal justice system and studies surrounding it were developed under the assumption that males were the predominate perpetrators and victims of crime- particularly in cases regarding interpersonal violence. Whilst this was and still is true‚ the number of women being involved in interpersonal crimes is increasing‚ causing a new wave of interest as to what circumstances a woman finds herself involved in a criminal situation;
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Evaluation of the Labeling Theory In an attempt to get a better understanding of the effects of labeling‚ sociologists began conducting numerous of studies and experiments that initiated the labeling theory. This theory is based on symbolic interactionism‚ which empathizes the importance of language to a person’s behavior and how people interact with each other. The labeling theory was first derived and researched thoroughly by sociologists Frank Tannenbaum‚ Edwin Lemert‚ Howard Becker‚ William
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Theories of Punishment with Special Focus on Reformative Theory Neetij Rai Abstract: As Hobbes said that in the state of nature people were nasty‚ brutish and their life was short. Locke viewed that the people in the state of nature agreed a social contract in order to establish a formal law. In Rousseau‟s view‚ the social contract was done for the security of property and liberty. Thus from the very beginning of the origin of state‚ the concept of crime and ways of preventing it or if not‚ punishing
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In the field of criminology‚ social learning theories and anomie/strain theories make up a good chunk of the most well-known theories in this discipline. Social learning theories discuss how criminal behavior is learned through interactions‚ knowledge‚ and values. It discusses how criminal behavior is a set of general needs‚ but it also recognizes that all behaviors have a similar foundation. Anomie/strain theories focus on how anomie is a sense of normalness and without said normalness a person’s
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Name Course Lecturer Date of submission Soul and Body Theory Many of the ancient theories composed by early Greek philosophers were based on rationalism and empiricism. Empiricism refers to acquiring knowledge through experimental insight while on the other hand rationalism is acquiring of knowledge through ones practical understanding. Socrates work is studied in depths up to date‚ example being “Republic of Plato” whose author was Plato. Socrates
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activity theory is a sub-field of rational choice[->0] and criminology[->1]‚ developed by Marcus Felson[->2] and Lawrence E. Cohen[->3]. Routine activity theory says that crime[->4] is normal and depends on the opportunities available. If a target is not protected enough‚ and if the reward is worth it‚ crime will happen. Crime does not need hardened offenders‚ super-predators‚ convicted felons or wicked people. Crime just needs an opportunity. The basic premise of routine activity theory is that
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