In eight pages this paper considers how the connection between crime and class can be best understood through an analysis of criminal psychological cognition. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography.
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not necessarily abide by these principles, but instead goes against the grain of social norms. Understanding the psychological cognition of criminals begs one to assess the relationship between class
and crime. Bibliography lists 8 sources. TLCpsycg.rtf THE PSYCHOLOGICAL COGNITION OF CRIMINALS by (c) October 2001 -- for more
information on using this paper properly! I. INTRODUCTION The concept of a rational society, in which the entire community is greatly influenced
by principles its members completely and accept without challenge -- has indeed proven to be one of the most powerful standards of our culture. "Why be Moral? Is
it because its the rational thing to do? And if youre rational, wont you necessarily act in your own self-interest? Is every instance of acting morally an instance
of acting rationally?" (Superson, 1990, p. PG). However, there is a faction of this population that does not necessarily abide by these principles, but instead goes against the grain
of social norms. Understanding the psychological cognition of criminals begs one to assess the relationship between class and crime. II. CRIME AND CLASS Authors Messner and Rosenfeld strive
to demonstrate the inherent relationship between crime and the manner in which society divides its classes. Stating that the "differences among nations in rates of crime and violence is
as old as the sociology of crime itself" (Messner et al, 1997, pp. 1393-1416), they effectively correlate the connection between social status and the prevalence of criminal homicide. What
is of primary importance to this particular study is the manner by which Messner and Rosenfeld (1997) achieve this dramatic correlation through various hypotheses and conjecture. "If one dies