I feel that two theories of homicide that are found in the Google alert articles dated 1/30/2017 through 2/3/2017 are the differential association theory and rational choice theory. Differential association theory suggests that how we view acts as being either acceptable or unacceptable is based on the viewpoint of those with whom we associate. The first article I found that illustrates the differential association theory is St. Paul police called about shots fired, find girl dead in homicide on 2/2/2017. In this article, the female victim was found in the basement of a friend’s house, and while the article advises that it is believed while she was not the intended victim of the shooting, law enforcement officers’ stated that the case does
…show more content…
The rational choice theory states that people choose the actions that they take through their free will. The first article I found depicting rational choice theory is Two men arrested in Craigslist double homicide on 1/31/2017. In this article, the two male victims met with the two males that they found via Craigslist with the intent to sell marijuana. Therefore they made the choice to sell the marijuana to two males they did not know before this event, and this choice led to their deaths. The second article is Police name victim in Richmond's third homicide on 1/31/2017. In this article, the male victim was fatally stabbed and died from his injuries at the hospital. Although at the time of the article the motive was unknown, an officer states “It cannot be stress enough that, should one choose to associate themselves with a criminal lifestyle, they are not immune to the dangers and risks that come with it.”. These two articles clearly illustrate that the choices the victims made played a decisive part in their resulting death. Finally, I would like to state that while I attribute these articles to particular crime theories, I understand that it is a rare occurrence that a single theory is a sole reason behind the crime of homicide. In most cases, 2 or more theories combined would be a better tool to evaluate the underlying cause of
The rational choice theory states that people choose the actions that they take through their free will. The first article I found depicting rational choice theory is Two men arrested in Craigslist double homicide on 1/31/2017. In this article, the two male victims met with the two males that they found via Craigslist with the intent to sell marijuana. Therefore they made the choice to sell the marijuana to two males they did not know before this event, and this choice led to their deaths. The second article is Police name victim in Richmond's third homicide on 1/31/2017. In this article, the male victim was fatally stabbed and died from his injuries at the hospital. Although at the time of the article the motive was unknown, an officer states “It cannot be stress enough that, should one choose to associate themselves with a criminal lifestyle, they are not immune to the dangers and risks that come with it.”. These two articles clearly illustrate that the choices the victims made played a decisive part in their resulting death. Finally, I would like to state that while I attribute these articles to particular crime theories, I understand that it is a rare occurrence that a single theory is a sole reason behind the crime of homicide. In most cases, 2 or more theories combined would be a better tool to evaluate the underlying cause of