motive‚ but who needs one? There are 10‚000 abandoned houses here and some still hold the remnants of their previous owners. What can a politician do for a town so messed up that thousands of abandoned houses are simply part of the scenery‚ where a serial killer can dump bodies at random without the fear of being caught? The answer is nothing‚ and they know it but will never say it. There have been plans- some of them good- but none of them effective enough to save a lost cause. As long as the city claims
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Evaluate the contribution of strain theories to the understanding of crime and deviance Merton (1938) believes that there is consensus within the society regarding the goals‚ and the structure of society has an impact on why people commit crime. As stated in item B‚ ‘Strain theories focus on the ways in which people may resort to crime or deviance when they are unable to achieve socially approved goals by legitimate means.’ This is proved by Merton as he argues that there are five types of subcultures
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Individuals who experience these strains become upset‚ and they may turn to crime in an effort to cope. Crime may be a way to reduce or escape from strains. For example‚ individuals may steal the money they want or run away from the parents who abuse them. Crime may be used to seek revenge against the source of strain or related targets. For example‚ individuals may assault the peers who harass them. Crime also may be used to alleviate negative emotions; for example‚ individuals may engage in illicit
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sophisticated theories to explain why school shootings occur is a new area of research and before the 1990s‚ few theories on school rampage shootings existed (Rocque‚ 2012). In examining theories to address this health issue‚ consideration will be given to “Cumulative Strain Theory” to explain how school shootings occur and “Attachment Theory” to address the recovery of victimized youth in the wake of a school shooting. Cumulative Strain Theory. In 2009‚ Cumulative Strain Theory‚ which combines Strain Theory
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commit crimes? Why do they steal‚ rape‚ and murder? There are many suggestions as to why people commit crimes‚ especially in impoverished areas. One of the more common and sensible explanations for this phenomenon is that of Merton’s Strain Theory. Merton’s strain theory is fairly straightforward in its application. It explores the idea that many people who commit crimes in impoverished areas do not do so out of maliciousness or simply because they can. Rather‚ they commit these crimes because they
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Section A Briefly outline and highlight the contribution of Merton’s strain theory to criminology. Robert K. Merton was an American sociologist that wrote in the 1930’s putting out his first major work in 1938 called Social Structure and Anomie. After publication‚ this piece was we worked and tweaked to counter criticisms. The importance of the time frame of which Merton initially began his work is significant‚ as during this time crime and the approach to crime was examined predominantly based
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Structural strain theory explains how society is organized‚ while stress theory explains how exposure to stressors and coping resources impacts an individual’s mental health. Structural strain focuses on the overall picture and stress theory focuses more on specific details. They key components of structural strain theory are social integration‚ social regulation‚ and social stratification. Social integration explains
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What makes people do inexplicable‚ terrible‚ socially unacceptable acts of violence? This question brings to mind the age old psychological theory‚ Nature vs. Nurture. Are people born predisposed for violence? Is there something genetically different about serial killers and murderers? Can their behavior be explained by a difference in their very make-up? Or are they made violent by seeing violence‚ having un-supportive and demanding parents‚ being mentally‚ sexually‚ and physically abused? Nature
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Serial Killers: America ’s New Epidemic. Serial killers have been around since the dawn of history‚ their numbers multiplying exponentially within the past five decades. In recent years‚ words such as "baffling" and "mysterious" have become routine to describe the growing phenomenon. It is imperative to develop a workable solution and general understanding of these predators in human form as a new wave of serial murders reach crisis rates in this millennium. More than fifteen-hundred serial killers
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people commit crime in an effort to address it appropriately. There are many theories that have emerged from different perspectives of criminal behavior. Rational choice theory states that people generally act in their self-interest and make decisions to commit crime. This means that people are living in such a way that knowingly disobeys law and order while thinking of the consequences at hand. Social disorganization theory believes that a person’s social environment is responsible for their criminal
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