Socialization Theory Of Crime

Many people have the belief that an individuals’ socialization can be the determining factor whether he or she may commit a crime. In criminology, there are many different theories that suggest the idea that socialization is a factor behind one committing crimes. There are three socialization theories that can support the fact that one’s socialization is the main factor in criminality. The social control theory expresses that a person who has a weakened bond with society in general, there is more room for that person to participate in delinquent behavior. Most social learning theories state that a person learns behavior from observing the people that they interact on a daily basis within society. In the social reaction theory, it expresses that when a person

This theory focuses on a person disconnecting themselves from society that in one way or another prevents some type of criminal activity. In an article that discusses contemporary justice it states, “…ideas of informal social control and collective efficacy have often been translated into policies of community surveillance and the reporting of suspicious behaviors to the police. While these policies may make neighborhoods less attractive to offenders because they create higher certainty levels of recognition, and subsequently arrest, social disorganization theory, at its heart, suggests crime prevention policies of a very different nature: policies that are more closely associated with restorative justice, re-integrative shaming and peacemaking criminology”(Warner, Beck, and Ohmer). Communities that participate with groups such as neighborhood watch have a better chance to involve the members of the community in order to stop certain criminal activities. These communities that keep members involved limit the interaction of negative police