Sociological Theory Of Crime Causation

Sociological Theory Of Crime Causation

I personally agree more with the sociological theory of criminology. The times in which we live with soaring unemployment rates, increasing numbers of   people in poverty status, record numbers of home foreclosures, and ever climbing costs of living also reflect increasing crime rates unlike ever before in modern times. Sociological imbalance is directly proportional to crime commission. The environment to which we are exposed and the support systems available during times if financial and emotional strain and at other vulnerable times throughout life can definitely have a negative effect on some individuals that use crime involvement as a scapegoat to conforming to social morays.
I believe in the theory of   socialization for several reasons. In this country, as well as others, there exists a distinct imbalance between those that have and those that have not. The United States of America is the most wealthy country in the world, yet only a small percentage of the population controls the majority of the wealth. The opportunity to obtain the means to acquire wealth and success is limited for those individuals that have limited income and education. If   an individual has been raised living in the inner city where the majority of the population are minorities, lives under the poverty level, attends schools that are severely under funded, is surrounded by violence, and lives in a one parent family the odds for financial success in the conventional way are decreased. When compared to the counterpart of an individual raised in the suburbs, both parents participate in upbringing and support, income is middle class, and schools are well funded with better paid teachers the advantage of obtaining success is clear.
With the sociological theory of crime what causes individuals to turn to crime? The desire to obtain material possessions and social status has been the driving force of societies from the beginning of time. The problem lies with the division of classes of...