Create a scenario/situation for each theory that explains crime.
Below you can find brief descriptions of each theory:
Functional (social structure theories)
Social disorganization theory: Specific characteristics of a neighborhood can contribute to high crime rates. I.e. poverty, dilapidation, population density, and population turnover
Anomie: Crime committed by those in poverty results from a gap between the cultural emphasis on economic success and the inability to achieve such success through legitimate means of working
Symbolic Interactionist (social process theories)
Differential association theory: Criminal behavior is learned by interacting with close friends or family who teach us how to commit crimes
Social bonding theory: Delinquency results from weak bonds in society
Labeling theory: Deviance and crime result from being officially labeled. Arrest and imprisonment increases the likelihood of reoffending
Conflict theories
Group conflict theory: Criminal law is shaped by the conflict among the various social groups in society that exist because of differences in race and ethnicity, social class, religion, and other factors. Those in power use the law to keep subordinate groups in “their place.”
Radical theory: The wealthy try to use the law and criminal justice system to reinforce their power and to keep those living in poverty and people of color at the bottom of society
Feminist theory: Gender plays an important role in the reasons girls and women commit crimes, the reasons female crime is lower than male crime, the victimization of girls and women by rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence, and the experience of women professionals and offenders in the criminal justice system.
Create a scenario/situation for each theory that explains crime. Below you can f
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