It seems that one may have a better chance of winning a bingo game then predicting crime tendencies in individuals or society. Geis states that criminals tend to specialized in certain crime which makes sense. (Geis pg. 43) Every criminal starts out from the bottom of the pile and gradually step upwards in the ladder of success within the crime career just as in criminal organizations (gangs, the mafia, triads, etc.). Another example is that in this day and age with technology, individuals that are tech savvy more likely commit cyber-crimes (computer fraud, identity theft, etc.) However, the general theory/self-control theory provides criminology with suitable predictions to crime deviance in individuals either lacking or having self-control through empirical
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Consider the following, Benson and Moore tested the validity of self-control theory by using a sample of 2,462 persons convicted of white-collar crimes (such as bank embezzlement, bribery, income tax violations, false claims, and mail fraud,
Consider the following, Benson and Moore tested the validity of self-control theory by using a sample of 2,462 persons convicted of white-collar crimes (such as bank embezzlement, bribery, income tax violations, false claims, and mail fraud,