Criminology Formative Report on Crime, Theories, and Control

This formative report reflects on the application of criminological theories to real-world issues of crime and crime control. The student examines the usefulness and validity of various perspectives, focusing on the psychological and positivist theories, and their applicability to the Jimmy Savile case. The report discusses the student's understanding of these theories, their comparative analysis, and their impact on their thinking about crime and control measures. The student explores the importance of control measures like restraint and rehabilitation, considering how these can contribute to maintaining criminal justice and preventing future crimes. The student reflects on their learning experience and the development of their critical thinking skills in criminology. The report also emphasizes the need for a universally applicable perspective, such as Classicist thinking, to ensure equal rights within the legal system. The student highlights the influence of societal factors on criminal behavior and how this information will help them in future learning. The report concludes with the student's reflection on the research process, data collection, and their future career goals. The assignment adheres to the provided Harvard referencing style.

Formative report
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TOPIC: Criminology
In the past so many years plenty of criminologists have conduct specific research to
determine the criminology that has assist society to identify the crime and criminals. In fact, I
have examine that crime has been existent from early days well before its origin, however the
punishment deliver to the individual are also changes over the last couple of years. It was mainly
down to working with a group of people that I don’t know various factors that could have
negative implication of the society. Instead of various challenges I thought the experience I gain
from this tend to enhance my career in the future. I was able to use various theories I had learnt
as well as apply them to a particular areas. I have examined that the commission of crime can be
punishable by imposing certain amount of fine or penalty. I took a little time, but I cannot finally
decide on the crime I was going to select. The case I have picked was related to criminology
Evil Jaimmy Savile. I was able to analysed that Savile has committed sexual abuse against
hundred of individual all through his 50 yrs career, all the alleged victims are ranging from
prepubescent girls as well as boys to young. In 11th October 2012, allegation has been charged to
thirteen British policy services that has led to setting-up of inquires into the practices at the BBC
as well as National health services (NHS). I have also examined that the UK Metropolitan police
has started a formal criminal investigation on Savile and other individuals.
According to the BBC report, the allegation tends to cover a long period of 50 years that
consists of 214 alleged acts by Savile. This particular criminal offense has providing me a great
opportunity to know specific information regarding the implication of crime. After I decided to
go with this particular case, I then look on the internet for further information and fact about the
Savile investigation. The main website I have taken into account is the BBC News and NHS
official as it was reliable and we were able to navigate the site in the seminar. However,
determining a crime incident was quite straight forward to do as the information on the website
were up to date and were effectively simple to recognize. In order to get more information I have
then decided to use certain criminological theories that can further assist me to identify the
specific facts regarding the crime. The first theory I have used is psychological theory of crime,
as it say that criminal behaviour is an outcome of an individual difference in thinking process. In
fact, there are plenty of aspects that are associated with the person thoughts as well as feelings
that would indicate their specific actions. I have examined that such problems in thinking will
lead to a criminal behaviour of a people. In case of Savile, I think this particular theory is
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effectively applicable because the thinking of Savile is surrounded by aggression because of this;
he was likely to move towards conducting such type of crime. On the other hand, I have also
applied positivist theory of crime in this particular situation. The primary ideas behind using
this particular theory are to determine the nature of the person that had results in criminal
propensities. This has provided me a great option to measure and quantified the criminal aspects
of Savile mental situation. I have used this theory to observe the features of criminals as well as
observe the root cause of Savile behaviour or actions. It was valuable for me as I was able to
learn lots of things related to the criminology.
After I have done with these theories, it is quite easy for me to make comparison between
these two theories to reach at the best reliable solution. The most interesting fact of using a
criminal theory can help me to understand the particular issues of crime as well as crime control
measure to avoid future complication. However, in order to prevent the crime, I has decided to
apply specific control measure that can specifically imposed by the government in order to
overcome crime and maintain criminal justice in the society. Therefore, I was able to use some
key approaches such as restraint and rehabilitation option to guide the people towards right
direction instead of going into any criminal areas. Along with the public agencies and other
organization I have make sure that every people in the neighbourhood have positive ways to
spend their valuable time in doing some kind of activity that can help them to become more
valuable positive towards the community and nations. I felt that this essay helps me because I
was able to improve on my key weaknesses or think towards the criminal minded people and
allow me to change this in future perspective.
Henceforth, reflecting on my experience of this case situation helps me to take specific
action so as to engage in the process of continuous learning. This particular experience also
showed that I was able to complete my research as well as collected valuable data regarding the
criminology and apply it in my future career growth and development. In the initial stage, I was
not that much confident that I could be able to deliver a good work, but by regular practice on
criminal terms, it has shown me right path to deal with the critical situation. Further, I think a
particular perspective need to be universally applicable in the criminology term that can provide
a clear idea of rational action to be taken against the person that have involve in some kind of
criminal activity. The Classicist thinking can provide an equal right to an individual to take help
of the legal system in order to deal with the criminal situation. I was also able to gain positive
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ideas that criminals are not born but they are forced by their negative society to do a crime.
Therefore, all this information regarding the criminology would helps me effectively to
increasing my learning skills in the future.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
White, R., Haines, F. and Asquith, N.L., 2017. Crime & criminology.
Maxfield, M.G. and Babbie, E.R., 2014. Research methods for criminal justice and criminology.
Cengage Learning.
Taylor, I., Walton, P. and Young, J., 2013. Critical criminology in Britain: Review and
prospects. In Critical Criminology (Routledge Revivals) (pp. 22-78). Routledge.
The Guardian view, 2014.[Online]. Available through: <
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/oct/12/evil-jimmy-savile-not-alone
>.
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