Crime, Deviance and Society - Theories of Crime and Implications

This article discusses the classical and strain theories of crime and their implications on society. It also explores implicit and explicit theories of crime and their comparison. The assumptions about crime and deviance and their implications are also discussed.

Crime, Deviance and Society

Table of Content
ANSWER 1.....................................................................................................................................3
AWNSER 2.....................................................................................................................................4
Implicit theories about crime.......................................................................................................4
Comparison with explicit theories of crime.................................................................................4
Implications with everyday assumptions about crime and deviance...........................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

ANSWER 1
As per classical theory of crime, the major reason behind the occurrence of crime is
related with the natural forces or forces that already exist in the environment like no fear of
punishment (White, Haines and Asquith, 2017). This theory says that the crime occurs on the
basis of the principle of pleasure and pain. This means those activities will be promoted which
will lead to pleasure and reduce the pain.
However, as per strain theory of criminology, there are certain stressors that will result in
the occurrence of crime. These strains will lead to raise negative emotions like anger or
frustration (Brezina, 2017). This will lead to have an occurrence of action and that actions will
lead to have the occurrence of crime.
With the changing time the theories remain modified but the core aspect with the
commitment of crime remain same. This means that still crime occur with the following of
principle of pain and pleasure (West, 2017). Likewise, with the presence of negative strain the
rate of crime raises. Although the meaning of crime has changed with the presence of strict rules
and punishment but still the main core and intention of crime remain same. The change that can
be occurred with the aspect of criminology is the extent of punishment because with the
changing trends extent of punishment and severity of crime handling has changed now crimes
are being treated more seriously in comparison of pastime. But overall the aspect behind the
occurrence of crime and its associated reason remain same because it is still being performed
with the satisfaction of needs and strains.
With regard to the reference of strain theory of crime it is directly related and affected the
crime of today. This is because with the existence of crime there is always a reason or strain
behind its occurrence. This means that with the existence of negativity or negative aspect in
terms of stressors the intensity of crime raise (Thaxton and Agnew, 2018). This means that with
the existence of negative thoughts and emotions, an individual will be pressurized and lead to
make occurrence of crime. This can be understood with an example of theft or robbery which is
being cause with the strain of unemployment. This means that when people will be unemployed
then it will work as stressor and as a result initiate an individual to perform crime. This states
that the response of crime is being positively affected with reference to the strain theory of
crime. It is because with regard to today's time too crime are being reported because of the
persistence of same mind set in terms of existence of strain or negative emotion. And against the

satisfaction of those negative thought and response crimes are being occurred. In addition, of this
it is to be noted that policy implication with respect to strain theory will be highly successful if
the concept with regard to individual response in the context of strain will be focussed
adequately. This is because if strain and its associated response will be understood than success
of implication of policy will be high.
AWNSER 2
Interview answers:
1. People commit crime due to various reasons where specifically I think is taken place under
influence of alcohol and drug abuse, low self-esteem and parental neglect. Furthermore, many
times poverty is also one of the most common reason which lead to commit crime and
circumstances such as high depressive attitude.
2. My view on this answer, is that people do not choose to commit crime but are often led to this
situation due to peer pressure, and external strains which further impact on psychology within
individual. Also as per my opinion crime is not chosen by choice, but becomes habit if proper
supervision is not there.
3. If someone commits crime, it significantly impacts on self-esteem, depression levels and fear
factor which further also lowers functional efficacy variedly. The person also is affected by
crime identification which as per my opinion holds high significance.
4 As per my opinion, crime is often concentrated within poor neighbourhoods due to easy reach
for the person to indulge in crime which further has been found to be the most significant
parameter. Crime is also found nearby, because of the reason it is often connected by illegal
proceeding and involvement with people who influence negatively.
5 As per my personal experiences, everyone in society has same opportunities for achieving
wealth and status which further also depends on varied perceptions and use of knowledge,
passion. There should be use of education, and supervision from experienced professionals for
extending new opportunities which further opens up scope of larger scale productivity.

Implicit theories about crime
The implicit theory suggests that stigmatizing attitudes may be explained through beliefs
regarding inevitable, where fixed mind-set is there and growth mind-set where nature of human
perceptions is there. Implicit theory prior identifies check on mind-sets, where crime further
impacts on attitudes within community and implication towards enhanced working criteria. The
implicit theory of crime is diversely correlated towards fixed mind-set among people and nature
correlated towards growth mind-set which further brings on functional rise diversely. There is
lack of accuracy within information, where crime is often affected by surroundings way of
thinking and elaborated thinking pattern.
Comparison with explicit theories of crime
On other hand, explicit theories of crime on other hand are scientific, where researchers
and scientists articulate ideas based on happenings and functional analysis correlating practical
engagement variedly (Inanku and Sayin, 2021). It significantly heads on focus for generating
gaining functional knowledge based on scientific productivity and also acknowledging the core of
crime. There is high scale focus pertained towards identifying accuracy check on crime reason,
determining the key reasons and also checking larger truth behind crime. Comparison is also
further practically done to bring on engagement worked on, where explicit facet theory enhances
scope for extending new scale working efficacy variedly within longer integrated targets.
Implications with everyday assumptions about crime and deviance
There are various assumptions about crime and deviance, where implications or
the specific practical problems can be acknowledged that mishappenings and improper structured
crime management further reduces efficiency within system. There is chaos and disorder among
people, when crime is assumed and proper significance is not focused on, which also increases
chances for decreased crime management (Gottfredson, 2021). Assumptions can be also further
implicated and analyzed, in various ways which may hamper further results and productive
check on results. Crime and evidence analysis, should be done in proper systematic manner
which further enables to keep productive check on crime happening and further happenings.
Positivism theory: The main focus on this theory is based on aspects that criminals as such are
born and not made, which further signifies focus towards the fact that it is nature of person which
leads to increased crime. Crime is not nurtured, and also there is larger scale functional rise
based on optimum scenarios where positivism theory further heads on strong focus towards

integrating best scale rise variedly. This has been identified as aspect which signifies strength
towards parameters, which strengthens focus towards determining focus on fact that crime is not
nurtured but born with individual personal identity.
Chicago school: The Chicago school of criminology refers to work conducted by faculty and
students, within university of Chicago that are further practically engaged on for understanding
why crime is happened. The Chicago school of criminology, heads on profound focus for
identifying the focus towards new theories and practical headings pertaining to criminology
which further plays strong role. There is high accuracy maintained within information and crime
happening, which further technically brings on functional rise diversely towards functional
factors for implementation (Karstedt, Nyseth Brehm and Frizzell, 2021).

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Brezina, T., 2017. General strain theory. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and
Criminal Justice.
Gottfredson, M. R., 2021. The essential role of cross-national research in assessing theories of
crime: Illustrations from Modern Control Theory. International
Criminology, 1(1), pp.28-37.
Inankul, H. and Sayin, H., 2021. An EVALUAtIon on CRIME AnD CRIME tHEoRIES. Public
Administration and Public Finance Research, p.227.
Karstedt, S., Nyseth Brehm, H. and Frizzell, L. C., 2021. Genocide, Mass Atrocity, and Theories
of Crime: Unlocking Criminology's Potential. Annual Review of Criminology, 4,
pp.75-97.
Thaxton, S. and Agnew, R., 2018. When criminal coping is likely: An examination of
conditioning effects in general strain theory. Journal of quantitative
criminology. 34(4). pp.887-920.
West, R., 2017. Classical Criminology. The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory,
pp.1-4.
White, R., Haines, F. and Asquith, N.L., 2017. Crime & criminology.
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