Behavioral And Psychological Theories Of Crime

NameInstructor CourseDate Behavioral and psychological theories of crimeThe social responsibility and social problem perspectives explain why people engage in unlawful activities. According to the social responsibility perspective, “individuals are fundamentally responsible for their own behavior and they choose crime over other law abiding courses of action” (Schmalleger 15. On the contrary, the social problem perspective argues that, “underlying social problems like poverty, discrimination, family violence and inadequate socialization practices results in the manifestation of crime” (Schmalleger 15). Both the biological and psychological theories of crime tend to support the social problem perspective of crime. The biosocial theory of crime attempts to find the link between the probability of an individual to commit a crimes and the environment in which an individual lives in. the theory looks at the biological phenomenon and a social construct of an individual. This theory supports the social problem perspective of crime. The book “Race and Crime”, for instance, explains the difference between children rose in different cultures, and emphasized the influence on culture on the likelihood of committing a crime (Walsh 54). The social problem perspective resonates with me since; it explains acts such as manslaughter, where a one kills without intending to, or