In five pages such theories as differential association, social control and labeling are discussed in this criminology overview that also evaluates crime explanations. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.
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one carefully locks their homes and even buys home monitoring systems for extra protection, few sit and think about the reasons behind the phenomenon. There are easy explanations one may
hear on a television show perhaps, but the study of crime is intricate and has both sociological and psychological implications. There are multiple reasons for the existence of crime and
while some theories focus on individual factors such as home life and person experiences other theories focus on implications of the societys makeup. There are many categories of theories that
fall under the domain of criminology. Control theories for example, take the opposite view from many others ("Control," 2001). As a starting point, rather than asking what makes people do
things, such sociologists ask why people do not commit crime (2001). This is a good question. Most people are honest and that is just as interesting a point as the
fact that there are criminals. Some speculate that a solid, religious environment, creates honest people but that is speculative at best. There are many factors that contribute to crime.
Modern control theory uses a framework that was created by Matza in 1964 which is also known as drift theory ("Control," 2001). This
theory, as the name suggests, speculates that delinquents drift in and out of crime on an occasional basis (2001). They conform most of the time but they offend at other
times (2001). That theory does explain how the boy next door, who many believe to be an exemplary teenager, is a car thief when the urge strikes. There are many
such examples. The theory also supports the notion that as offenders age, they grow out of the criminal activity (2001). Social control