Control theories make a little more sense to me. Reckless" containment theory says there are predispositions that make people commit crimes. He uses the terms pushes and pulls. Pushes can come from troubled psyches, or stressful circumstances outside the individual, whereas pulls can be from family, friends, etc. His point is however that these pushes and ulls are not evenly distributed between society. He recognizes these pushes and pulls but says there is more needed to completely explain. Not all youths in socially disorganized areas that are exposed to these pushes or pulls commit crimes. ...

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... lives of crime or suicide. Deviant behavior is a result of confusion, frustration, and loses of hope that leads to chaos. The second theory is cultural transmission. It is "a school of criminology that argues that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions" (Schaefer, 2003, p. 208). "Such learning includes not only techniques of lawbreaking but also the motives, drives, and rationalization of criminals ... ...

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