Biological Theory

Human nature is often considered isolated from the rest of the world as if it would be an exception or a special case. Some individuals, tend to think of themselves as the center of all creation, dominating over other creatures; sometimes including over other individual humans. Though it has yet to be explained why certain individuals feel the need to rebel, or in this case, break the law, more than others. There are a few different theories that hypothesize an explanation of why, such as the rational choice theory, the biological theories of crime, and the psychological theories of crime.
The biological theories are focused on anatomical, physiological, or genetic abnormalities, which denies the effect of social environment factors in crime. Examples of how the theory determines who is or isn’t a criminal is based on an individual’s physical features that separate them from the ‘normal’ population, their genetic traits, and/or even their IQ levels (Criminological Theories 44-47). …show more content…
It recognizes the effects of an individual’s experiences and environmental factors, especially in the early childhood while the mind is still developing (Criminological Theories 68). One major problem with the psychological theory is that it has thus far not been able to produce strong findings that personality variables are major causes of criminal and delinquent behavior (Criminological Theories 81).
The last theory, separate from the previous two theories, is known as the rational choice theory. This theory is based on the expected utility principle in economic theory which emphasizes the role of enlightened self-interest in individual decision-making, which is the most plausible. Most specifically, the routine activities theory seems to be most credible which is based off the rational choice