Drug trafficking as become a big issue that affect young adult in our society. Most of the time those young adult get influence from cartel leaders that are see as heroes. Those individuals get influenced by “Narco-lifestyles,” a life of glamorized, money, women, cars, houses and power that leaves the drug trafficking. I use the social learning theory to understand and describe drug trafficking in young adults. Social learning theory describes deviant behaviors or act by learning from one another via observation, modeling, imitation and reproduction. Most of the time this young adult grow up in an environment of drug trafficking.
Social learning theory as I said before is learning by observing others behaviors and attitudes. These theories …show more content…
Individuals have their reasons of why their commit deviant behavior can be motivated by the belief, valves or goals. One of the big issue of drug trafficking is the promotion that their receive in both way, negative and positive reinforcement. The negative refinement is how drug trafficking is punishment and the consequences that leave. The United States and Mexico border have been declared drug tracking to try to stop organized crime. One of the issues with drug trafficking in the wave of violence. Homicides is number one of the violent crime that involved drug trafficking between both countries. “In 2011 was reported as the year with most homicide victims by narco trafficking, one every 30 minutes.” (Molzahn, Rios & Shirk, …show more content…
They want to follow or copy what others had done. Sometimes people see those people that commit deviant acts as their role models. Drug trafficking is not an issue that just start in the last decade. Latin American have years and years dealing with these issue. “Cocaine, methaqualone, heroin and marijuana are some of the drugs more illegal trafficking into the United States. Drug trafficking laws have created national and international conflicts between countries. Some of these countries argument that drug trafficking only leaves negative economic effects and indicate that drug trafficking is only a disease for the society.” (Bagley & Walker, 1994) Positive reinforcement for adolescence is the glamorized life that drug trafficking give. This glamorous life it show in music and TV shows. Narcocorridos is a musical composition that is notorious for its violent protagonist and powerful storylines. “The people that get involved in this crime are usually lower class communities that believe that the only way to achieve their goals is getting involved in drug trafficking. In this communities, drug dealer are seen as “Robin hood” because they help the member of the communities by increasing their quality of life, constructing houses and school and providing job opportunities.” (Richmond & Richmond,
Social learning theory as I said before is learning by observing others behaviors and attitudes. These theories …show more content…
Individuals have their reasons of why their commit deviant behavior can be motivated by the belief, valves or goals. One of the big issue of drug trafficking is the promotion that their receive in both way, negative and positive reinforcement. The negative refinement is how drug trafficking is punishment and the consequences that leave. The United States and Mexico border have been declared drug tracking to try to stop organized crime. One of the issues with drug trafficking in the wave of violence. Homicides is number one of the violent crime that involved drug trafficking between both countries. “In 2011 was reported as the year with most homicide victims by narco trafficking, one every 30 minutes.” (Molzahn, Rios & Shirk, …show more content…
They want to follow or copy what others had done. Sometimes people see those people that commit deviant acts as their role models. Drug trafficking is not an issue that just start in the last decade. Latin American have years and years dealing with these issue. “Cocaine, methaqualone, heroin and marijuana are some of the drugs more illegal trafficking into the United States. Drug trafficking laws have created national and international conflicts between countries. Some of these countries argument that drug trafficking only leaves negative economic effects and indicate that drug trafficking is only a disease for the society.” (Bagley & Walker, 1994) Positive reinforcement for adolescence is the glamorized life that drug trafficking give. This glamorous life it show in music and TV shows. Narcocorridos is a musical composition that is notorious for its violent protagonist and powerful storylines. “The people that get involved in this crime are usually lower class communities that believe that the only way to achieve their goals is getting involved in drug trafficking. In this communities, drug dealer are seen as “Robin hood” because they help the member of the communities by increasing their quality of life, constructing houses and school and providing job opportunities.” (Richmond & Richmond,