Criminology

General Strain Theory’s Effect on Personality Traits and Delinquent Behavior Caroline King Kennesaw State University Overview Sociologist Robert Agnew introduced the General Strain Theory (GST) in 1992, argues that strain is the leading factor that causes someone to be delinquent or criminally motived. He categorizes three major types of strain that produces delinquency: the failure to achieve positively valued goals, removal of positively valued stimuli, and the introduction of…

greater part of society. Deviance can be anything that does not comply with what others deem as “normal” whether it is breaking a law (criminal) or a social norm (non‐criminal). The sociological view that pertains to crime (any violation of a law) is criminology; better known as criminal justice. The idea of deviance is mind boggling in light of the fact that standards differ from race to race; country to country and time period to time period. At the end of the day, what one culture may think…

There have been many documented case studies of so-called ‘ghetto’ subcultures in the fields of both sociology and criminology. Researchers and novelists alike have sought to document the lives, experiences, and hardships of these socio-economically deprived neighborhoods in an attempt to understand the violence that is so often associated with the streets. Author Elijah Anderson sought to explain this very phenomenon in his 1999 book, entitled Code of the streets: Decency, violence, and the…

Are you a criminal? Personally, I would say no. But who wouldn’t say no, half of the time people aren’t truthful. Anything that I have remotely done could be considered as illegal would be going over the speed limit, but it is never more over ten miles per hour nor does it happen regularly. To develop a better understanding of why I’m not a criminal I will work through the theories by applying them to my life. Deterrence theory is one of the more well-known theoretical perspectives. Deterrence…

The four sub schools, Social Learning Theory, Social Control Theory, and Dramaturgy can be used to understand a criminals behavior. In 1983 film, The Outsiders, examples of all four sub schools can be interpreted. The Outsiders is a movie about a group of teen boys who consider themselves to be "Greasers" the boys misbehave, have knife fights, and commit crimes. Out of all the boys, Dallas Winston, is the boldest. Dallas has been troubling his whole life. He 's known for being a delinquent and…

As society continues to lead with individualism, we will continue to grow further away from a synergistic profile. Dwelling between these two concepts lies fuel in the form of quantitative rights. This fuel can either nurture a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals or strengthen the active role of government agencies. The purpose of the two essays surrounds open-carry policies. I’ve selected two articles that I have found to be the most persuasive. During my reading, I’ve…

society. The control of crimes involved in understanding the social groups which include race, neighborhood, family, friends, etc. In order to obtain the career in Criminologist, you must have at least Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Psychology, or Criminology. Part of this jobs is analyzing reports, interview officers or criminals, write reports, or participating in a courtroom, etc. The following skills for Criminologist are necessary to have: problem-solving skills relate to mathematics,…

The current study researched the relationship between male and female violent victimizations as associated with national-level economic and social factors such as poverty, single parenting, urbanism, and African-American and crime-prone aged male populations through a regression analysis of crime rates from 1974-2005. These factors are in line with several criminological theories such as social disorganization (Shaw & Mckay, 1942), anomie-strain (Merton, 1968), violent subcultures (Anderson,…

labeling theory based off the criminal law- violating behavior. Wellford addressed the nine assumptions developed by Schrag (1971) that distinguish labeling theory from other theoretical theory in hope to eliminate the validity of this theory for the criminology. The nine assumptions are: 1) no act is initial criminal, 2) the definition of criminal depended on powerful side, 4) people should not categorize people as a criminal or non- criminal, 5) getting caught is the first step in the labeling…

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