To say that a specific action or event causes criminal behavior in an individual is an absurd notion. There are many variables that contribute to criminal behavior; however, a known cause is still up for debate. The events this literature review focuses on is traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and its correlation with criminal behavior. There are theories as to why TBI promotes criminal behavior and the connection always comes back to the frontal lobe of the brain. The frontal lobes control motor function, problem solving, judgment, impulse control, and social behavior and when damage is inflicted upon this area, an individual is affected in the way they react and think due to the cognitive impairment.
Criminal Psychology: Trauma that influences criminal behavior Criminal activity is the act of an individual breaking a law. This could vary from a violent murder to a simple argument out in public. Criminals are usually prosecuted and sometimes are not granted a fair trail due to the severity of the crime they have committed, but could there be a psychological reason as to why an individual is persuaded to commit a crime? This has been a controversial debate that has been researched over the years. It is believed that certain traumas and different environments have a great effect on how ones mind develops.
Government officials, politicians, and courts employees have concluded that individuals commit crimes for private alternatives and they should be punished and held responsible for their actions and conduct. Criminals also have the concept that they will never be caught thus they will continue commit crimes until proven otherwise. Large amounts of criminal who have committed offenses do not think about the consequences of their action (Brown, 2007). Today’s society has determined that the root of why an individual would choose to commit crimes is steam from the lack of education and impoverished backgrounds (Brown, 2007). To do wrong and commit crime is a choice of the criminal.
It will also use different studies founded by scientist who believed that criminal activity could be predetermined based upon imbalances in the brain, hormones, as well as influence. In this day and age a person’s physical features would not single them out as a criminal. Instead it may even be considered unusual or strange to believe that a person could be labeled as a criminal for not looking the same as one’s peers. Centuries ago it was perceived that a person’s physical features could characterize them as a criminal. One of the many doctors to introduce the Biological Theory of Crime was Cesare Lombroso.
Criminal Acts and Choice Theories Response Beth D. Komish CJS/200 April 6, 2012 Monty Mathis Criminal Acts and Choice Theories Response Depending on where you grew up and how your parents brought you up, you could start hanging out with the wrong people and they could get you in to a lot of trouble. I believe that crime just does not happen I believe this is in the genes somehow or maybe there is too much violence on television. There are so many different types of crimes, robberies, rape, killing each other and drive-by-shootings and so many to name. The choice theories of crime affect society by, the entertainment industry and the media, the rap singers are singing about different way to rob, kill, sell and do drugs to kids that
Crime experts have been trying for years and years to understand why people commit crime. Or why people end up being victimized. Did they see something as a child that would scar them mentally to the extent of harming others? Were they born with a master trait that influences certain behaviors? Maybe it’s because of others behavior that they learned to act this way?
There are many different theories of how to help prevent crime around the world. Choice theories are theories based on many beliefs that people have a choice. After reading our text; all the different theories the book talks about it comes down to one think for most of the choice theories; having the choice. The rational choice theory is one that is solely based on choice of the criminal. It is said that the criminals know what they are doing is wrong, and will end them with punishment by law in some form or another but see that the benefits of committing the crime are worth more than the punishment they will suffer for committing the crime.
The concept of surveillance can therefore involve numerous techniques, as will be discussed later within this paper. For the average law abiding citizen the issue of surveillance has different debatable point of views. One argument that can be drawn is whether an individual’s choice of privacy is being stripped with the advancement and placement of surveillance implementations (need to be reworded). Should this choice also be extended to those who commit serious deviant crimes? Offenders who are convicted of sex crimes are often considered some of the most dangerous to society, thus deemed in need of constant monitoring and surveillance when in the community.
In order to make a change in our community, there is a need to understand their problems. Additionally, there is a need to comprehend drug addiction, its causes, who consumes them and how it starts. The consequences of drugs are not just public offences such as stealing; they can also damage a community and not exactly be a public offence or an attack to private goods. An example of this sort of damage or corruption to society is the prostitution. Though prostitution is legal in this country, there should not be
Because of its complexity organized crime is defined differently by different agencies. For example, the Federal Bureau of Investigation defines it as a “continuing criminal conspiracy with an organized structure that it is successful because of its use of fear, corruption, and violence.” (Stephen Mallory, Understanding Organized Crime) The legal community goes further by defining organized crime as the “unlawful activities of members of a highly organized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods and services including, but not limited to , gambling, prostitution, loan-sharking, narcotics, labor racketeering and other activities of members of organizations.”(Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street Act, 1968) Clearly there is much debate over what organized crime is. In the United States the “mafia” is the most recognized form of organized crime. However, there are many other forms as well including: urban street gangs, motorcycle gangs, Russian Mafia, Japanese Yakuza, Chinese Mafia, Columbia cartels, Mexican Mafia, and many others. In 2002 The United nations released research that delineated five types of criminal organization: Standard hierarchy, Regional hierarchy, Clustered hierarchy, core group, and Criminal network.