Life choices matter greatly and this is true from a criminology standpoint as well as a general cultural one. People working at McDonald's, for example, should not have two children out of wedlock and then complain they cannot afford to live and/or demand thirty thousand dollars in salary for a menial entry-level job, not to mention that more than doubling the current pay structure would almost certainly cause price inflation and labor pool issues (O'Connor, 2013) Conclusion Many would cite the need to return to a Christian or Puritanical-type society but that would be an overreach, not to mention Constitutionally problematic in the eyes of many
Third, even children with bad childhoods can mend their path and there should always be a point where people are assumed to be able to choose the right path or the wrong path. Irrespective of what they choose, they must be forced to deal with the consequences of their actions or inactions (Russell, 2014)
However, biological theory is considered odd with the presence of psychological theories that try to explain the factors and reasons behind criminality. Unlike the earlier, psychological theories, consider criminality as a product of offenders due to defects of the mental functioning, adjustment to the environmental forces, and individual development (Baumeister & Vohs, 2007)
The philosophical ideation that the theory tries to create an understanding of the behavior of the human beings by incorporating perspectives from other theories and experiments builds the philosophical applicability of the theory. In addition, the use of evolutionary psychology forms its philosophical strengths as it makes it progressive in its philosophical understanding (Turner, 2001)
Similarly, significant evidence shows that the sociobiological theory holds that factors such as infidelity, vandalism, and/or larceny act as predisposing factors to criminality. Such is evidenced by various social acts such as revenge and conflict interests that have their roots to biological bases (Wainwright, 2012)
Characteristics of Victims Important additions to the rapist's psych profiling have been done by the Behavioral Science Unit of FBI. One of the main facts that have been highlighted by the studies is that the victims of the rapists often belong to their own races or ethnicities (Girod, 2004, p
In this paper, the kind of violent crime that will be highlighted is rape. The paper will further include psych profiling of a typical rapist, the reasons of commitment to the violent crimes (Holmes, and Holmes, 2002, p
Disorganized Asocial Offender The offender classified in this category is the one who is completely disorganized in the normal life with almost every task assigned. Life, job, car, home, almost every aspect of the lie of the criminal is completely disorganized (Innes, 2003, p
The main and defining characteristics in the case of the organized offender include being more organized, having compulsive thoughts and behaviors which are not seen in the case of disorganized offenders. The compulsive behaviors are apparently visual in the lifestyle of the person including the organization of his house, job, and his car (Jacobs, 2011, p
He has an active lifestyle, works out, has a flashy dressing and just to be more attractive has a good job and a flashy car. As compared to the power reassurance kind of rapists, power assertive rapists are the ones who have a sense of style and is boisterous and loud (Kapardis, 2010, p
Behavioral Identification and Classification of Rape as a Crime Usually rapists have very low self-esteem. Having a very less self-confidence and nil communicating or self-reassuring skills, rapists have very poor relationships with women (Mariotte, 2010, p
These criminals are observed to have an introvert and withdrawn personality. Thereby here, it can be seen that the criminals completely lack any intellectual, social and organizational skills being completely unable to plan the rape attack sin his victims based on which the attacks are spontaneous (Ramsland, 2002, p
Noticing every small detail is also one of the most important skills that they have. They can plan the rape, torture, kidnapping and body disposal down to the last very detail based on which these rapist can get away every easily with the rape and murder (Turvey, 2011, p
The second reason that I believe the sociological perspective is the appropriate way to explain crime is that the sociological perspective informs other approaches to crime. The evidence seems clear that some innate biological factors help influence things such as impulsivity and aggression, which are both linked to criminal behavior (Bartol & Bartol, 2012)
Examining Scheider's list of the six ways of grouping criminological theories, it becomes apparent that sociology plays an important role in several of those groups, including: normative violations because the surrounding culture determines what behavior is normal and abnormal; cultural deviance because in order to deviate from a culture, there have to be established cultural norms, which can be explained by sociology; criminalization because it defines deviance from a sociological perspective; and broader human behavior (2002). In fact, only sociological perspectives can explain what behavior is considered deviant, and, therefore, eligible to be labeled criminal (Burkhead, 2006)
Take, for example, two children living with abusive parents. Two issues that have been considered very important to modern researchers are the stability of criminal behavior and whether there is a genetic predisposition to criminality" (Wright et al
The frontal lobe is a very important part of the human brain because of its function not only in individual function of the body, but in terms of understanding social, legal, and moral rules and regulations within the society and disruption leads to misconduct and very often to criminal behaviors by the afflicted person which will end in tragedy. It is in this particular region of the brain where social morays are interpreted and the individual's ability to differentiation right and wrong is also located (Brower 2001,-page 720)
Criminologists, sociologists, and politicians have been trying to find a link or connection which not only might explain away criminality but might also lead to an understanding or discovery of ways in which this trend might be curbed in the future. One recent study conducted by the Mayo Clinic showed that brain scans of twenty-one people with antisocial personality disorder indicated on average "on average an 18-percent reduction in the volume of the brain's middle frontal gyrus, and a 9% reduction in the volume of the orbital frontal gyrus -- two sections in the brain's frontal lobe" (Moskowitz 2011)
There are physiological factors which can contribute to delinquency particularly in members of the youth population, such as mental retardation or psycho or sociopathy. However, most researchers agree that the most influential aspect of a child's life will be the psychological attitude in which it is raised (Shoemaker 2009,-page 95)
In the peer-reviewed journal Criminology, professor John Laub writes that "…facts must come first" when reviewing various approaches to criminology. The point of Laub's essay -- which basically takes Edwin Sutherland to task for Sutherland's analysis of criminology and crime research -- is that Sutherland "…rejected key facts about crime that were contrary to his sociological paradigm" (Laub, 2006, p