Aurely Nicolas February 8, 2016
Women, Crime and Criminology
Assignment 1
Traditional criminological theories include:
The Biological theories of criminal behavior (developed my Cesear Lombroso considered as the father of criminology) suggest that an individual deviates from social norms mainly because of their biological makeup. Lombroso and Ferrero believed that the different crimes committed by men and women are a result of their physical difference. Dalton (1964) claimed that hormonal or menstrual factors can influence this minority of women to commit crime in certain circumstances.
The sociocultural theory which examines violence in terms of socially structured biases. One way to look at this theory is by analyzing Merton 's …show more content…
Labeling theory is based on the idea that individuals act based on how society labels them. The social control theory suggest that individuals break the law due to a break down in their societal bond such as family, friends, relationship etc. Many other criminological theories exist to explain criminal behavior. Traditional criminological theories have made several attempts to explain criminal behavior (pg.59). However, the problem lies in the fact that all theories proposed and developed only explain male criminality and not …show more content…
Boys were also subject to a greater level of strain than girls. “One of the most important criticism of Merton’s Strain Theory revolved around the fact that this framework measured strain primarily in terms of inequalities between the working class and the middle class and then only of boys” (Belknap, 2007). When taking into account all these fact, it is only natural that these traditional theories provided an answer only to male criminality and not
Women, Crime and Criminology
Assignment 1
Traditional criminological theories include:
The Biological theories of criminal behavior (developed my Cesear Lombroso considered as the father of criminology) suggest that an individual deviates from social norms mainly because of their biological makeup. Lombroso and Ferrero believed that the different crimes committed by men and women are a result of their physical difference. Dalton (1964) claimed that hormonal or menstrual factors can influence this minority of women to commit crime in certain circumstances.
The sociocultural theory which examines violence in terms of socially structured biases. One way to look at this theory is by analyzing Merton 's …show more content…
Labeling theory is based on the idea that individuals act based on how society labels them. The social control theory suggest that individuals break the law due to a break down in their societal bond such as family, friends, relationship etc. Many other criminological theories exist to explain criminal behavior. Traditional criminological theories have made several attempts to explain criminal behavior (pg.59). However, the problem lies in the fact that all theories proposed and developed only explain male criminality and not …show more content…
Boys were also subject to a greater level of strain than girls. “One of the most important criticism of Merton’s Strain Theory revolved around the fact that this framework measured strain primarily in terms of inequalities between the working class and the middle class and then only of boys” (Belknap, 2007). When taking into account all these fact, it is only natural that these traditional theories provided an answer only to male criminality and not