Theories of Crime Causation from Psychological and Sociological Perspectives Throughout the history of criminological thought‚ various theories on crime causation have been formulated and many questions as to why individuals commit crime still remain unanswered. This essay will focus on psychological and sociological theories in relation to criminological matters. Criminology the study of crime in society arose from sociology and psychology in the late 1800’s. It has three main schools of
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Conflict Criminology This is not like the classical and neoclassical or the positivist theories‚ which does assume that a society is only characterized primarily on the consensus‚ the conflict theory that is between competing interest groups ("for example‚ the rich‚ against the poor‚ corporations against labor‚ Whites against minorities‚ men against women‚ adults against children‚ Protestants against Catholics‚ Democrats against Republicans"). There are in many cases‚ that the competing interest
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Individual Project CRJS 105 – Theories of Crime Causation November 11th‚ 2010 Abstract The following will examine the differences between criminalists‚ criminologists and forensic psychologists. It will then transition into how what exactly is a white collar crime and a blue collar crime. Lastly the paper will discuss the differences between index-one and index-two crimes as defined by the UCR. Media Portrayal of Crime Introduction With the prevalence of crime being portrayed in the media
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U.S. White-Collar Jobs Offshore Economists have long argued that free trade produces gains for all countries that participate in a free trading system‚ but as the next wave of globalization sweeps through the U.S. economy‚ many people are wondering if this is true‚ particularly those who stand to lose their jobs as a result of this wave of globalization. In the popular imagination for much of the past quarter century‚ free trade was associated with the movement of low-skill‚ blue-collar manufacturing
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(2006‚ August 12). The APA and psychology need reform. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association‚ New Orleans‚ LA. Herek‚ G. M. (2006). Legal recognition of samesex relationships in the United States: A social science perspective. American Psychologist‚ 61‚ 607– 621. Patterson‚ C. J. (1992). Children of lesbian and gay parents. Child Development‚ 63‚ 1025– 1042. Stacey‚ J.‚ & Biblarz‚ T. J. (2001). (How) Does the sexual orientation of parents matter
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Toward a Marxian Theory of Deviance‚ by Steven Spitzer‚ critiques the way that traditional theories explain deviance‚ offers components for a theory of how deviants are produced and more specifically explains their production in a capitalistic society using Marxian theory. Traditional theories placed attention on the individual and ignored important aspects surrounding the subject like the political and social structure of that time‚ both are critical and contribute to the definition of deviancy
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of conflict perspective on crime? Max Weber was the foundational theorist of conflict theory (White‚ Haines and Asquith‚ 2012). Conflict theory proposes that due to the competition for minimal resources‚ society is in a state of continual conflict (White‚ Haines and Asquith‚ 2012). It argues that instead of society being dominated by consensus and conformity‚ social order is in fact sustained by domination and power (White‚ Haines and Asquith‚ 2012). Weber argues
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Country Focus: Moving U.S. White Collar Jobs Offshore Summary This feature goes to the heart of a debate that has been played out many times over the past half century—the transference of jobs from the United States to lower-wage countries. The difference now however‚ is that rather than blue-collar jobs being transferred‚ the new trend is for white-collar jobs to move‚ jobs associated with the knowledge-based economy. Suggested Discussion Questions 1. Will the United States suffer from the
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Conflict Theories According to Karl Marx in all stratified societies there are two major social groups: a ruling class and a subject class. The ruling class derives its power from its ownership and control of the forces of production. The ruling class exploits and oppresses the subject class. As a result there is a basic conflict of interest between the two classes. The various institutions of society such as the legal and political system are instruments of ruling class domination and serve to
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CRIME IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT Crime is the product of the social structure; it is embedded in the very fibres of society. In this essay‚ I aim to explore different theories as to why crime exists within society and how we as a society therefore construct it. Crime is a social construct; it is always in society and is on the increase. It is inevitable. Where does it come from? It comes from legislation‚ from the making of laws. Functionalists see crime deviance in society as a function‚ in that it
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