Partial Reinforcement Theory

I think that more people need to pay more attention to the causes of criminal behaviors because not every criminal is a violent person they may have just broke the law. Many people believe that in the world there are good guys, then there are bad guys, the bad guys are criminals and the good guys are not. Factors such as influenced by incentives play a part in the good guy bad guy theory. The most common crime that is committed in the United States is property crime, which is reported to be more than ten million a year (www.fbi.gov). Young offenders in groups often commit this crime so this would refer to the testing differential reinforcement theory where it states that the that those who believe they would be rewarded for deviance by they those who they respect were the ones most likely to engage in deviance. Many children that do not have a healthy relationship with their family often turns to another so-called form of family which are gangs. Gangs make the child feel welcome and earn the child trust my manipulation and become a major influence on them. The child will do what ever it takes to be rewarded by the gang and this often means committing crimes. Young children are sent of what is known as …show more content…
The structural theory is used to keep the capitalist system working efficiently and control members who pose a threat to its existence. For example incarcerating someone that has broke the law and leaving a criminal history on his or her names to state that the individual has caused a threat. Saying this I think there should be more alternatives to non-violent or non-serious offenses. Obviously there are white-collar crimes where an individual should be punished for their crimes but things such as a poor parent trying to get food for their starving child should not take actions the way they