Strain Theory Criminology

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There are theories that help criminologists understand criminals and deviancy. These theories evaluate many potential aspects that could be occurring in one’s life that could lead them to commit crimes. Everyone has different experiences so it is essential for criminologist to be able to find a commonality with those who end up committing crimes. Throughout all my criminal activities I definitely believe strain theory has a huge part with everything that occurred in my life. Strain theory is applied to criminals that seemed to only commit a crime after dramatic event occurs in their life that’s leads them into crime. I can say many dramatic events led to my actions. My father was not involved in my life and to me; as I constantly asked about him; this was very traumatizing. This disconnection in my …show more content…
As I mentioned the time where someone I knew another kid that got arrested for vandalism the rest of my friends wanted to finish the job apparently. I knew this will lead to more trouble which perfectly goes into deterrence theory of criminology. Although, I did not get in trouble later that day I found out the same guys who went without me also got arrested so this is where I refer to the deterrence theory. I was scared out of committing that crime as I knew somebody who got in trouble which scared me into not wanting to commit that crime. For me this only worked on the specific crime of vandalism because I believe that crime is a bit more serious than others and the punishment for that crime does not seem understandable when told to others. Deterrence theory does not always work especially when looking at my crime history has not deterred me from committing other crimes although I have seen others be arrested and punished. I enjoy evaluating these theories as I can apply them to multiple situations even when the situations are completely

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