Theories of Crime Causation

The reasons why women commit crimes have long been a fascination for criminologists. This is mainly because criminal behavior is

Differential Association Theory This is the theory by Edwin Sutherland that asserts that antisocial acts and other criminal behavior are

As you might have remembered from previous lessons, rational choice theories state that crime only happens after careful thought. Routine

In this context, development refers to the changes that people experience as they pass through their entire lifetime. Developmental Theories

Environmental Theories Environmental Criminology suggests that crime is the impact of an individual's environmental condition based on the

What is biopsychosocial? Biopsychosocial is a mouthful to pronounce, but it is simply made up of the following words: biology,

Economics This field of study focuses on how individuals, business, governments, and nations make choices on how to allocate resources.

Logomacy This is a fatalistic statement that states that there is no crime if there is no criminal law. Hence,

Psychological Theories These theories basically state that crime is in the mind. That is, as the basic ideas of the

Sociological Positivism This is a movement in the study of criminology which was pioneered by Auguste Comte. Comte advocates the