The General Theory of Crime assumes that lack of an individual’s self-control is the predominant factor behind criminal behavior. The low self-control in early childhood aspect of the theory places tremendous emphasis on parental upbringings, and further suggest that self-control is the result of early socialization in the family. Both …show more content…
And the heinous murders committed by Manson himself and his cult family can also be explained by Edwin Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory. Moreover, both these theories are a tremendous aide in explaining how the lack of social bonds in Manson’s childhood eventually influenced him towards a life of crime, as well as how his cult members were criminally influenced through their association with such a criminally prone intimate group. Nonetheless, Manson the serial murderer and the notorious cult figure will continue to remain as one of the most sinister criminals of all