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... I have chosen to focus on these two theories because I feel they best explain the causes for criminal behavior. In order to illustrate why I feel these are the most legitimate theories to explain criminal behavior I have chosen to focus on street crime. ... This causes a deterioration of moral behavior in order to achieve ones desired goals and individual success. This behavior causes ones view of right and wrong to change, were people and corporations struggle to out perform each other through any means necessary. ... Also noted is that criminal behavior is one of five adaptations to the occurrence of strain, they are as follows; conformist, innovators, ritualists, retreatists and lastly rebels.
The second theory which deals best with the explanation of criminal behavior as stated earlier is the social ecology theory. ... As noted in the text, “social ecology involves the study of criminal places. ... 182-183)
The underlying principles of the social ecology theory are as follows; characteristics of communities and neighborhoods account for variations in criminal behavior across the urban areas. ... Social
disorganization creates opportunities for criminal behavior undermining informal forms of surveillance, control, and guardianship. ... Many times these people have chances for opportunities and do not want to jeopardize these with a criminal record or by defacing their name.
Approximate Word count = 998
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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