In this reflective essay, I will be discussing on the various courses of crime using criminal justice theories, practices; comparing and contrasting historical and contemporary police functions, issues; describing the nature and function of corrections, its services, practice; and applying fundamental concepts of the administration of justice processes; and voicing my personal opinion on the two specific crimes that I have chosen to discuss. The two specific crimes that I will be discussing throughout this essay are; rape and homicide. Rape and homicide is heinous crimes and the criminals that commit these crimes should be punish to the full extent of the law and the punishment should fix the crime. But, criminologist have chosen to study why
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Two type of social process theory are learning theory which sees crime as a learning behavior, that delinquents and criminal must be taught the practical and emotional skills needed to participate in criminal activities; and labeling theory which believe that society creates crime and criminals by labeling certain behavior and people as deviant, then that person will think of themselves in such a manner and continue to commit criminal behaviors. So, because adult criminals are so hardened to unlearn their criminal behavior, crime prevention policies associated with social process theory focus on juvenile offenders to divert them from the juvenile justice system to keep them from being labeled, and schools have implemented programs that attempt to keep children away from crime by encouraging them to “Just say no” to drugs and stay in school (cengagesites.com). However, the biological theories of rape suggest that men are born with predisposition towards committing rape, and men who are able to force themselves on women were able to reproduce, making them to have a large number of offspring. But, other theorists do not believe that predisposition to rape is not a process of change itself, but the side-effect of reproduction to change, such as having multiply partners. Although, some theorists
Two type of social process theory are learning theory which sees crime as a learning behavior, that delinquents and criminal must be taught the practical and emotional skills needed to participate in criminal activities; and labeling theory which believe that society creates crime and criminals by labeling certain behavior and people as deviant, then that person will think of themselves in such a manner and continue to commit criminal behaviors. So, because adult criminals are so hardened to unlearn their criminal behavior, crime prevention policies associated with social process theory focus on juvenile offenders to divert them from the juvenile justice system to keep them from being labeled, and schools have implemented programs that attempt to keep children away from crime by encouraging them to “Just say no” to drugs and stay in school (cengagesites.com). However, the biological theories of rape suggest that men are born with predisposition towards committing rape, and men who are able to force themselves on women were able to reproduce, making them to have a large number of offspring. But, other theorists do not believe that predisposition to rape is not a process of change itself, but the side-effect of reproduction to change, such as having multiply partners. Although, some theorists