Major crimes that cause physical, sexual or emotional harm the victim, are “Violent Crimes”. They include murder, rape, assault, robbery, domestic violence and child abuse. Violent crime has no boundaries and they are not limited to the list quoted above. The offenders who commit violent crimes are said to have higher testosterone levels than non-offenders. “Inmates who had committed personal crimes of sex and violence had higher testosterone levels than inmates who had committed property crimes of burglary, theft, and drugs. Inmates with higher testosterone levels also violated more rules in prison, especially rules involving overt confrontation” James M Dabbs Jr (1995).
The deviants and criminals who commit these violent crimes are categorized by traits and theories. One of these theories is called the “Rational Theory”. Rational Cause or "choice theory" developed by 18th century Italian philosopher and politician, Cesare Becarria says, “Rational cause theory purports that the offender makes a choice to commit a criminal act upon examining options, consequences and benefits. The offender then plans the crime by consciously picking the type of crime, location of the crime and target of the crime, and …show more content…
She was very wise. This rational theory reminds me of her words. A deviant man will rather steal than get an honest job, but there is a flip side to this coin. A man who is not a criminal or deviant can be pushed into committing a deviant act. For example: If a man loses his job and can’t provide for his family because of economic reason can go out and robs a bank and takes his gun that he used to protect his family with and during the robbery, someone attempts to intervene and he having his finger on the trigger and being very nervous, shoots and kills the individual. Now he is a murderer and a
The deviants and criminals who commit these violent crimes are categorized by traits and theories. One of these theories is called the “Rational Theory”. Rational Cause or "choice theory" developed by 18th century Italian philosopher and politician, Cesare Becarria says, “Rational cause theory purports that the offender makes a choice to commit a criminal act upon examining options, consequences and benefits. The offender then plans the crime by consciously picking the type of crime, location of the crime and target of the crime, and …show more content…
She was very wise. This rational theory reminds me of her words. A deviant man will rather steal than get an honest job, but there is a flip side to this coin. A man who is not a criminal or deviant can be pushed into committing a deviant act. For example: If a man loses his job and can’t provide for his family because of economic reason can go out and robs a bank and takes his gun that he used to protect his family with and during the robbery, someone attempts to intervene and he having his finger on the trigger and being very nervous, shoots and kills the individual. Now he is a murderer and a