Developed by Travis Hirschi, Social Control Theory, gave a clearer picture of what a social bond was. According to Hirschi, individuals are susceptible to committing crime and that the conventional bond that is formed with the individual prevents or reduces their offending. Social bond is characterized by four elements: attachment, involvement, commitment, and belief in regards to committing crime (Williams & McShane, 2014, p.168). Attachment helps create conformity. Involvement entails how much time and energy is invested. Commitment is the amount you have invested on a societal level. Belief acknowledges that society’s rules are fair. These four elements all effect a bond between an individual and a society. The theory emphasizes more on
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Drug dealers often desire for the additional income as a key motivator for getting involved in the drug trade. With the selling of illegal narcotics, they seek the opportunity to rapidly move up in the industry from a simple neighborhood dealer, to being able to move large amounts of product internationally.
In the Routine Activities Theory, it explains victimization. The premise is that if there’s a motivated offender and a suitable target, along with lack of capable guardianship, creates the stage for a crime event to occur. Crime could be altered by controlling any of the elements, therefore the methodology behind the Routine activities is crime prevention, and focuses on how crime is made. This explains that crime is normal and depends on the opportunities that are …show more content…
According to the U.S Sentencing Commission (2015), there were 9.6% fewer drug trafficking offenders in fiscal year 2013 than in fiscal year 2012. Despite this reduction, drug trafficking offenses accounted for 30.4% of all offenses in fiscal year 2013. Majority of people become involved in this trade because it is a way to become more financially stable, and gain a higher level of respect within society. No matter where you stand in this subculture, if you are the low level dealer, or the head of a cartel, you are susceptible to all the same risks to an extent. Due to the large scale of this crime, I don’t see a foreseeable solution to completely end illegal drug trading, but only deter and make it more difficult to conduct business. With drugs, such as marijuana, being seen for its medical benefits, legislation is being made so that it can be utilized and purchased legally, where it could be taxed. Legislation actions such as that would undercut a portion of the illegal drug market because the demand for it wouldn’t be as high because of the easier
Drug dealers often desire for the additional income as a key motivator for getting involved in the drug trade. With the selling of illegal narcotics, they seek the opportunity to rapidly move up in the industry from a simple neighborhood dealer, to being able to move large amounts of product internationally.
In the Routine Activities Theory, it explains victimization. The premise is that if there’s a motivated offender and a suitable target, along with lack of capable guardianship, creates the stage for a crime event to occur. Crime could be altered by controlling any of the elements, therefore the methodology behind the Routine activities is crime prevention, and focuses on how crime is made. This explains that crime is normal and depends on the opportunities that are …show more content…
According to the U.S Sentencing Commission (2015), there were 9.6% fewer drug trafficking offenders in fiscal year 2013 than in fiscal year 2012. Despite this reduction, drug trafficking offenses accounted for 30.4% of all offenses in fiscal year 2013. Majority of people become involved in this trade because it is a way to become more financially stable, and gain a higher level of respect within society. No matter where you stand in this subculture, if you are the low level dealer, or the head of a cartel, you are susceptible to all the same risks to an extent. Due to the large scale of this crime, I don’t see a foreseeable solution to completely end illegal drug trading, but only deter and make it more difficult to conduct business. With drugs, such as marijuana, being seen for its medical benefits, legislation is being made so that it can be utilized and purchased legally, where it could be taxed. Legislation actions such as that would undercut a portion of the illegal drug market because the demand for it wouldn’t be as high because of the easier