In order to analyze the genetic and environmental traits behind criminals. It is very important to understand the theories that describe the major features of delinquents and the reasons of why certain persons engage criminal acts. The biological, psychological and environmental are striking factors and it merit rigorous examination. To begin with, it is very remarkable to know that there are several reasons of crime and it takes different forms of how people commit it. However, it is extremely important to define criminal behavior in order to understand the reasons of crime. According to Hollin (1992) criminal behavior can be defined as “an act that violates criminal law and may therefore be followed by criminal proceedings and attract the
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Hooten believed that “there was a relationship between criminals, body shapes, and the types of crime they commit. Duffee (2007), “There is an important relationship between the type crimes with the body shape of criminals” (p. 47). There are numerous studies and theories that link physical characteristics and genetics with the probability that individuals commit crimes. However, today, there is a little evidence that support their studies. According to Duffee (2007), criminality is linked with deviant genetic make-up. “Aggressive behavior is linked to an abnormal sex chromosome” (p. 53). There were suggestions that males whose chromosomal component is XXY are more predisposed to criminal activity, and their behavior is very aggressive. In contrast with those whose chromosomal information is normal (Female YY, and male XY). Analyzing the theories we can assume that crime is innate in those people who commit it. In addition, their physical characteristics, or their genetically abnormalities make an influence to have criminal …show more content…
According to Schmelleger (2015), Sutherland in his theory explained crime as a “consequence of interaction with criminal acts” (p. 93). The theory proposed that deviant behavior is learned and children imitate what they observed in their families, peers or in the place that they live. Some research also explained that family risk factors such as poverty, education, family structure, as major influence in child behavior (Schmitz, 2003). If the family environment is critical the child can suffer consequences, and the consequences could be affect them for the rest of their
Hooten believed that “there was a relationship between criminals, body shapes, and the types of crime they commit. Duffee (2007), “There is an important relationship between the type crimes with the body shape of criminals” (p. 47). There are numerous studies and theories that link physical characteristics and genetics with the probability that individuals commit crimes. However, today, there is a little evidence that support their studies. According to Duffee (2007), criminality is linked with deviant genetic make-up. “Aggressive behavior is linked to an abnormal sex chromosome” (p. 53). There were suggestions that males whose chromosomal component is XXY are more predisposed to criminal activity, and their behavior is very aggressive. In contrast with those whose chromosomal information is normal (Female YY, and male XY). Analyzing the theories we can assume that crime is innate in those people who commit it. In addition, their physical characteristics, or their genetically abnormalities make an influence to have criminal …show more content…
According to Schmelleger (2015), Sutherland in his theory explained crime as a “consequence of interaction with criminal acts” (p. 93). The theory proposed that deviant behavior is learned and children imitate what they observed in their families, peers or in the place that they live. Some research also explained that family risk factors such as poverty, education, family structure, as major influence in child behavior (Schmitz, 2003). If the family environment is critical the child can suffer consequences, and the consequences could be affect them for the rest of their