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    CIS170 Crime Theories Professor Randy Smith January 24‚ 2012 The purpose of this paper is to select one (1) of the theories suggested to be the cause of digital crime and explain the theory in your own words as it relates to crime in general‚ and describe why the theory chosen could be recognized as the most relevant in terms of being a cause of digital crime. Differential-association theory: Edwin Sutherland coined the phrase differential association to address the issue of how people learn

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    In the United States‚ illegal drugs are related to crime in numerous ways. Most directly it is a crime to use‚ possess‚ manufacture‚ or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse such as cocaine‚ heroin‚ and marijuana. Drugs are also related to crime as drug trafficking and drug production and distribution are often controlled by drug cartels‚ organized crime‚ and gangs. Drugs are not only an issue for law enforcement officials; drug use affects families and communities as a whole

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    One such influential psychological theory of crime is by Bowlby (1969)‚ who emphasized that crime is the product of attachment insecurity with the mother. Bowlby identified that the type of attachment relationship in childhood leads to the development of a cognitive framework known as the internal working model which consists of mental representations for understanding the world‚ self and others. A person’s actions and interactions are guided by this internal working model and influences their contact

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    Crime Theories Information Technology in Crime August 13‚ 2012 There are several theories on why people commit crimes and people will never stop creating these theories. The theory that I believe it the reason why people commit crimes is the Subcultural Theory. This states that all criminals have values‚ norms‚ and beliefs but they are so much different from “our” values‚ norms‚ and beliefs. To the criminal‚ he is following their values‚ norms‚ or beliefs but we see it has breaking or not following

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    Various Theories of Crime Causation vickie murphy AIU online E.Hale 2/19/12 Abstract Within this paper we will discuss the merits of the idea that genetics are a source for criminal behavior. As well as some of the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence surrounding genetics and crime and In closure what would be some of the repercussions in the criminal justice field if the existence of the criminal gene is proven to be true. Theories of Crime Causation To begin to understand the

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    Theories of Crime Abstract This thesis explores the relatively new criminal phenomena of computer crime‚ or as it is more commonly termed‚ hacking. The foundation for the examination is based on how well traditional psychological theories of crime and deviance explain this new behaviour. Dominant theories in each of the categories of psychoanalytic‚ learning and control are discussed. The thesis concludes that for the most part‚ traditional psychological theories are deficient with regard

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    Theories of Crime: Comparisons and Contrasts Cheryl Diana Drake Everest University Phoenix The causes of crime are still really not known. There are many different theories and perspectives on why crime exists. However‚ even with all of the studies and perspectives on crimes committed‚ it appears to me that the causes of crime are only speculative. Biological Theory The biological theories primarily study the physical constitution and endocrinology. They are a very good example of the theories

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    Strain theory was originally pioneered by Robert K. Merton and it was later expanded on by Robert Agnew. Merton’s strain theory argues that individuals engage in deviant or criminal behavior when they cannot achieve socially approved goals by legitimate means (Merton‚ 1938). Essentially‚ deviance is the result of the strain that individuals feel from not being able to achieve their goals through legitimate means. Merton used the American Dream ideology to explain his theory. For example‚ the American

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    According to Agnew & Passas (1997)‚ the Strain theory was established from Durkheim and Merton and out of the theory of anomie‚ which is the privation of typical moral or collective standards. Durkheim main focused was the declined of societal and the strain that occasioned on an individual level. Merton focused on the cultural disproportion that occurs between the norms and goals of the society. Anomie was divided into two categories; macroside and microside. Macroside anomie focused on the powerlessness

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    reasons why individuals commit crimes‚ but it is also true that the motivation may be very different between men and women. Just as complex is the explanations criminologists have developed and theorized to explain these actions. When trying to understand this complexity it is important that we look at crime and its motivations at its lowest levels. While not a single theory explains all crime committed by males and females‚ Robert Agnew’s general strain theory does a decent job in explaining

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