OCEAN’S ELEVEN The movie Ocean’s Eleven is inundated with professional and skilled criminals. They each have a unique skill set, which makes them so valuable to the team and the job that is set before them. Several criminological theories can explain their behavior. Classical theory would apply to them as they all seem rational and intelligent enough to determine whether the risks involved would be worth the potential punishment. Differential Association would apply to them as well because they have all been involved in crime for some years and have specialized criminal activities. The Theory of Social Control would also apply to these characters since not one of them had a positive connection to society.
Classical Theory. According …show more content…
The criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other persons with communication and the main part of the learning of criminal behavior occurs within personal groups. When criminal behavior is learned, the learning includes (1) the techniques of committing the crime, which are sometimes very simple, and (2) the specific direction of motives, drives, rationalizations, and attitudes. Differential association theory is one of the social learning theories that attempt to explain deviance and crime. (Sutherland & Cressey, 137) In the movie, Ocean’s Eleven, Danny’s plan to rob the casinos had to involve several different people. He did not have the necessary skills to accomplish all that needed to be done to succeed at the robbery. He was the mastermind behind the plan but, he had to enlist his old friend Rusty to help find the right people to do the work. None of these people seemed to be struggling in life. They did not live in impoverished neighborhoods or were not part of gangs that were hanging on street corners. Each man was an expert in their field, including pick pocketing, technology and acrobatics. They all had extensive training in what they did, so there were very good at it and their knowledge and expertise was very valuable to the groups’
Classical Theory. According …show more content…
The criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other persons with communication and the main part of the learning of criminal behavior occurs within personal groups. When criminal behavior is learned, the learning includes (1) the techniques of committing the crime, which are sometimes very simple, and (2) the specific direction of motives, drives, rationalizations, and attitudes. Differential association theory is one of the social learning theories that attempt to explain deviance and crime. (Sutherland & Cressey, 137) In the movie, Ocean’s Eleven, Danny’s plan to rob the casinos had to involve several different people. He did not have the necessary skills to accomplish all that needed to be done to succeed at the robbery. He was the mastermind behind the plan but, he had to enlist his old friend Rusty to help find the right people to do the work. None of these people seemed to be struggling in life. They did not live in impoverished neighborhoods or were not part of gangs that were hanging on street corners. Each man was an expert in their field, including pick pocketing, technology and acrobatics. They all had extensive training in what they did, so there were very good at it and their knowledge and expertise was very valuable to the groups’