CJS 200 Week 1 Checkpoint Criminal Acts and Choice Response

CJS 200 Week 1 Checkpoint Criminal Acts and Choice Response

Write a 200- to 300-word response in which you describe choice theories and how they relate to crime.

Describe the common models for society to determine which acts are considered criminal.

Explain how choice theories of crime affect society.

Post your response as an attachment.

Sample Answer 

I personally have always believed that committing a crime regardless of reason, circumstances and background is a choice. As I read and learned about these theories, it seems like a way to give criminals something kind of theoretical reasoning as to why they committed the crime. How do you really justify crime, I go back to simply reason such as, one commits robbery, out of greed or maybe need. Some of these theories may have some basis psychological, sociological, social process and conflict, are all theories from which I can take a little something to understand how a crime came about. However, the psychological theory has been the defense for so many criminals, how can anyone differentiate between someone who is genuinely ill minded or someone who finds………………….