Criminology Theories Based on the Movie “Blow” Why do people commit crimes? The study of crime and why some people cannot get away from criminal activities while others never have any problems have been examined for decades. The study of criminology targets why individuals commit crimes and why criminals behave in certain situations. This leads to a breakdown based on a true story of the movie “Blow” which tells the story of George Jung, one of the largest cocaine traffickers in the United States in the 1970’s. The movie depicts many criminal theories on why George lived his life the way he did. This paper will explain the theories best noted in the movie “Blow” pertaining to general strain theory, classical theory and social bond theory.
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Merton. The theory states that social structures may burden citizens to commit crimes. Strain may be organizational, which refers to the processes at the general level that trickle down and affect how the individual recognizes his or her needs. However, strain may also be individual, which refers to the resistances and pains experienced by an individual as he or she looks for ways to satisfy individual needs. For this purpose, these types of strain can propose public designs within society that then stress people to become criminals. Merton suggested a classification of deviant behavior that demonstrated the possible differences between culturally defined goals and the established means available to achieve these goals. A classification is an arrangement order designed to simplify understanding. Furthermore, Merton was suggesting a classification of deviance based upon two criteria. The first criteria is a person's drive or his loyalty to cultural goals and second is a person's belief in how to reach his goals. According to Merton, there are five types of deviance based upon these criteria, but the one that pertains most to this paper is innovation which involves the acceptance of the goals of a culture, but the denial of the traditional reasonable means of accomplishing those
Merton. The theory states that social structures may burden citizens to commit crimes. Strain may be organizational, which refers to the processes at the general level that trickle down and affect how the individual recognizes his or her needs. However, strain may also be individual, which refers to the resistances and pains experienced by an individual as he or she looks for ways to satisfy individual needs. For this purpose, these types of strain can propose public designs within society that then stress people to become criminals. Merton suggested a classification of deviant behavior that demonstrated the possible differences between culturally defined goals and the established means available to achieve these goals. A classification is an arrangement order designed to simplify understanding. Furthermore, Merton was suggesting a classification of deviance based upon two criteria. The first criteria is a person's drive or his loyalty to cultural goals and second is a person's belief in how to reach his goals. According to Merton, there are five types of deviance based upon these criteria, but the one that pertains most to this paper is innovation which involves the acceptance of the goals of a culture, but the denial of the traditional reasonable means of accomplishing those