Understanding Crime in the UK: Theories and Knife Crime Analysis

This essay provides an overview of crime in the UK, addressing its nature and impact on society. It delves into the explanations of crime, specifically focusing on how different theories can be applied to understand the rise of knife crime in certain areas of the UK. The essay covers two key theories: Rational Choice Theory, which examines the offender's decision-making process based on potential gains and consequences; and Sociological Positivism, which explores the influence of social structures and environment on criminal behavior. The essay concludes by summarizing the concepts discussed and referencing relevant sources, providing a comprehensive analysis of crime and its underlying causes.

Crime IN UK

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAI BODY.....................................................................................................................................3
Describe three explanations of crime and hoe which one can be applied to explain the rise of
crime knife in some parts of the UK............................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFRNECE.....................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Crime is those kind of activities that has been taking place in a country in order to
disturbed peace and order within society. Crime are of two type’s civil and criminal nature they
are being done only for the purpose of earning money through illegal means. Both civil and
criminal crime has been impacting society in in appropriate manner. In this essay three kinds of
crime is going to be covered that has to be in relation to rise of knife crime in UK.
MAI BODY
Describe three explanations of crime and hoe which one can be applied to explain
the rise of crime knife in some parts of the UK
Crime is an unlawful act that has been published by the sate or other authority. The term
crime does not include modern crime within it. In this mainly traditional crime is being used that
is been developed and existing from very long time within society. A crime is known as criminal
offence that has been conducted in unlawful manner. Theories related to crime is Rational Cause
this theory has been developed within 18th century Italian philosopher and politician. This is
considered to be classical school of thought and depicts criminals. The basis of this theory has
been explaining offender and motivation to commit crime. As per this theory offender
motivation to commit a crime as a purposeful decision with intent of personal gain in the form
of ego-boosting incentives such as money, power, and status or learning. Rational cause theory
purports that the offender makes a choice to commit a criminal act upon examining options,
consequences and benefits. The offender then plans the crime by consciously picking the type
of crime, location of the crime and target of the crime, and executes the crime with awareness
that it is wrong and control to choose otherwise (Bows, King and Measham, 2020).Sociological
Positivism this theory is being developed by Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet and Ander-
Michel Guerry in the year 1800. In this examination of relationship between societal influences
and crime. This theory is been derived by the study of social structure within offenders
environment by such a family, peer group, socioeconomic status, educational level and sub
culture is being related to his criminality. In this main focus is over what offender has learned
from surroundings, becoming a product of his environment and social learning. This theory
says that circumstances can lead over crime to be activated (Crocker and et. al. 2019).
In making knife crime to be committed within society major contribution is being played by his
circumstances and surrounding in which he has been living. As a person gets influence in easy
manner from his surroundings.

CONCLUSION
IN this essay concept of crime is being covered and has been which is related to
development of those activates which disturbed illegality within crime. In this essay various
theories is being covered and impact over crime is being explained of them.

REFRNECE
Books and journals
Bows, H., King, H. and Measham, F., 2020. Conceptualising safety and crime at UK music
festivals. Routledge.
Crocker, R and et. al. 2019. Tackling local organised crime groups: lessons from research in two
UK cities. Trends in Organized Crime, 22(4), pp.433-449.
King, J. and Doig, A., 2016. A dedicated place for volume fraud within the current UK economic
crime agenda?. Journal of Financial Crime.
Marchev, A.S. and et. al. 2017. Oxidative stress and chronic inflammation in osteoarthritis: can
NRF2 counteract these partners in crime?. Annals of the New York Academy of
Sciences, 1401(1), pp.114-135.
Simpson AM, S., 2020. The Palgrave handbook on art crime: edited by Saskia Hufnagel and
Duncan Chappell, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, 2019, 909pp.,€ 213.99 (eBook),€ 249.99
(Hardcover), ISBN 978-1-137-54404-9.