In just a few moments the jury will decide if the suspect accused of killing five year old Samantha will be prosecuted and charged with murder. The young innocent girl had no chance to fight off the man. It is so hard understanding why a human being would harm another person. Why do the people in our society commit hate crimes if they know this is wrong? Approximately 2,300,000 people are in prison or jail—at least as of yearend 2009—more than every man, woman, and child in Detroit, San Francisco, and St. Paul combined (Marguiles, 2 June 2013. Pg6). Looking into the deep truth of crime, what truly pushes someone to their limit to commit crimes? What does a criminal look like, what mental health state makes someone commit crime, what had sociologist studies changed over the years and how to limit crime?
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It pretty much stems back to when you were a child and took one little piece of candy from the store. You knew this was bad but the temptation was much deeper inside. Deviance, the violation of norms has been a termed to describe the abnormalities of humanity. Deviance goes all the way back to biblical days when people committed sins to against each other. Howard S. Baker, a remarkable sociologist described this way as “It is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act that make something deviant”. Crime, the violation of norms written into law has been a significant factor in taking criminals off the street. In addition, why do people commit crimes? Studies show over the years that people commit crimes and go against norms due to harsh environments, financial difficulties, desperation, wealth, and ultimately the thrill of committing a crime. Those people who commit these crimes are often punished and thrown into prison amongst other inmates who go against the norm of a society because there are unfit for the normal
It pretty much stems back to when you were a child and took one little piece of candy from the store. You knew this was bad but the temptation was much deeper inside. Deviance, the violation of norms has been a termed to describe the abnormalities of humanity. Deviance goes all the way back to biblical days when people committed sins to against each other. Howard S. Baker, a remarkable sociologist described this way as “It is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act that make something deviant”. Crime, the violation of norms written into law has been a significant factor in taking criminals off the street. In addition, why do people commit crimes? Studies show over the years that people commit crimes and go against norms due to harsh environments, financial difficulties, desperation, wealth, and ultimately the thrill of committing a crime. Those people who commit these crimes are often punished and thrown into prison amongst other inmates who go against the norm of a society because there are unfit for the normal