Rebellion: The Case of Justin Bourque Crime can be critically assessed from many different sociological and criminological theories. The reasons why people commit crimes are their own, and can be a result of copious amounts of factors that get compounded, driving offenders to commit certain acts. These factors can be numerous, and range from internal factors such as mental diagnoses, to outside environmental factors, affecting the individual, such as peer associations and unstable family relations. The goal of this paper is to critically assess the tragic events of June 4, 2014 in Moncton, New Brunswick, from two criminological theories. This paper will provide assessments of the offender and offences committed, from the view points of
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Before the shootings occurred, Justin Bourque was working 15 hour days, at a job he didn’t enjoy, and had already been fired from a job two years prior to the shooting incident, and thus had a weak bond towards his job, and work in general (Bissett, 2014). In addition, he despised being home schooled as a child (Bissett, 2014). In December of 2013, Justin Bourque’s parents noticed a major change in the attitude of their son towards the police and conventional norms of society (Bissett, 2014). The culmination of these factors and views of Justin Bourque link with the corresponding points of the Social Bonding Theory as an explanation for his actions on that terrible day and provide an insight as to how his motivations …show more content…
Starting from his relatively minor deviance of drug use, to an infatuation with firearms and hatred for government and authority and finally coming to ahead with an assassination of three police officers. Agnew’s Strain Theory follows and aids in the explanation of the progression of events in Justin Bourque’s life leading up to the shootings of the RCMP officers. It provides not only an insight into the mindset of Justin Bourque, and what fuelled his actions, but also an example to learn from to identify other potential offenders before they have the opportunity to commit similar
Before the shootings occurred, Justin Bourque was working 15 hour days, at a job he didn’t enjoy, and had already been fired from a job two years prior to the shooting incident, and thus had a weak bond towards his job, and work in general (Bissett, 2014). In addition, he despised being home schooled as a child (Bissett, 2014). In December of 2013, Justin Bourque’s parents noticed a major change in the attitude of their son towards the police and conventional norms of society (Bissett, 2014). The culmination of these factors and views of Justin Bourque link with the corresponding points of the Social Bonding Theory as an explanation for his actions on that terrible day and provide an insight as to how his motivations …show more content…
Starting from his relatively minor deviance of drug use, to an infatuation with firearms and hatred for government and authority and finally coming to ahead with an assassination of three police officers. Agnew’s Strain Theory follows and aids in the explanation of the progression of events in Justin Bourque’s life leading up to the shootings of the RCMP officers. It provides not only an insight into the mindset of Justin Bourque, and what fuelled his actions, but also an example to learn from to identify other potential offenders before they have the opportunity to commit similar