Causes of Crime Part 1 05 02 2014 13 14 00 Classical Deterrence o Swift o Certain o Severe Rational Choice Positivist Biological Punish as soon as possible Make sure they will get caught Punishment should match crime o Cesare Lombroso Primitive physical traits Cause heredity or disease Psychological o Sigmund Freud Early 1900 Id Sexual Ego Desires to behavior Superego Conscience right or wrong o Mental Illness 15 60 DSMV Sociological o Opportunity Theory Upper class have more opportunities to succeed Lower class has a lack of opportunity making them predisposed to engage in crime o Strain Theory Experience struggle when there is a gap between aspirations and achievements therefore commit crime o Critical Theory Error in the system Actively targeting people Learning Social Process o Learning Differential Association Theory People who surround themselves with crime are more likely to commit crimes themselves How we stereotype others may cause they to fulfill o Labeling Theory those labels Place Based o Social Disorganization Theory Shaw and McKay o Life Course Theories Psychological Social Structure and Familial Community o Routine Activities Theory Lack of a capable guardian Motivated offender Victim Integrated Theories Social Process Retributive o Religious Enlightenment 1700s Classical o Free will o Rational Choice Progressive o 1900s and on Neoclassical o 1980s and before POSSIBLE MIDTERM QUESTIONS What is the classical school of thought What is the positivist school of thought What is deterrence theory What is biological theory What is sociological theory What is social learning process theory What is place based theory What is social disorganization theory What is routine activities theory What are integrated theories What is opportunity theory What is strain theory What are critical theories How did theory evolve over time Who are the major proponents of these theories 05 02 2014 13 14 00 05 02 2014 13 14 00
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