PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES

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CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES

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RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY

In the criminological world , there seems to be a buffet of theories that would actually try to address or assume the workings of the mind of a criminal . There are at least six theories that could be chosen from

The first theory is the rational choice theory where it was under the conception of the Utilitarian principle . It believes in , that a person committing a crime is

a human being with rationality , that the person would usually derive the choice with the concept of the ends and means that it was chosen freely depending on the rationality , that it involve the pleasure versus pain tandem of choice , that this choice is to be the maximum pleasure that the person would receive , that the action could be controlled by the thought of pain or punishment , that the government ought to maintain the common good through laws , and so the state should punish those who had committed the crime ADDIN EN .CITE Keel2Robert KeelRational Choice and Deterrence Theory2007September 242005http /www .umsl .edu keelr /200 /ratchoc .html (Keel , 2005 . A person then would have weighed the advantages and the disadvantages of his /her action , in favor to him /her

The second theory then is the trait theory where the scientific make up of the criminal is based upon the genetic make up and the individual response to stimuli ADDIN EN .CITE Dobler2Peter DoblerHow To Understand Criminology Theories2007September 242007http /criminology .tip4u2 .com /criminology_theories .html (Dobler , 2007 ' The crime then could mean that the people are seen through the physical reactions and actions that a person might have given a certain stimuli

The third theory is the social structure theory where the status or the environment of which a person belongs could directly influence his /her criminal actions ADDIN EN .CITE Dobler2Peter DoblerHow To Understand Criminology Theories2007September 242007http /criminology .tip4u2 .com /criminology_theories .html (Dobler , 2007

The fourth theory is the social process theory is where a person 's immediate interaction with other people is taken to be the root cause of committing the crime ADDIN EN .CITE 55543Social Process TheoriesSocial ProcessSocial ProcessSeptember 24 2007http /criminalj ustice .csusb .edu /cfamega /CJUS320 /8SocialProcess .pdf "Social Process Theories

The fifth theory is the social conflict theory where it was believed that the a question of crime should be directed at the people who had deemed actions to be a crime ADDIN EN .CITE Gennaro F Vito4Gennaro F . Vito Jeffrey R . Maahs , Ronald M HolmesCriminology Theory , Research , and PolicySocial Conflict and Crime : Conflict Theory and the Law2006S eptember 24 , 2007Jones and Bartlett Publishershttp /www .jbpub .com /samp les /30017_CH08_206_237 .pdf (Gennaro F . Vito , 2006 . It was said that the justice system and the law makers have the power to claim a certain act as criminal and see fit a person 's actions to be a crime ADDIN EN .CITE Gennaro F Vito4Gennaro F . Vito Jeffrey R...