Criminal Theories

Opportunity Theory- when social structures “exert a definite pressure” on individuals to commit a deviant act. Page: 117. Example: The CEO’s of Enron saw the opportunity to easily scam millions of dollars without hurting anyone at the time. Living in a society that is capitalistic and driven by money and greed they saw the opportunity and decided to take it. This was going against the normal way (the legal) of running a business. This theory …showed first 75 words of 1162 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1162 total…working in a pre-school. However, the line has got to be drawn somewhere for the sheer fact that as juveniles, kids do stupid things that society has made illegal below certain ages. These things, if arrested for and convicted could then hinder job opportunities in the future, limiting ones capabilities. Personally I believe that it is human nature to make mistakes and there should be a level or a degree of labeling and further prosecution.