The Theory Of The Choice Theory - 1652 Words

I see that there are multiple criminology theories as I read this book and one of the first theories that I’ll be discussing is the Choice Theory. Now for this theory I believe that the character, Jessica, fits perfectly into it. I believe this because for the Choice Theory it is about the belief that people choose to commit a crime. Seeing the opportunities before them and knowing the benefit is better versus the consequences and to decide whether to continue to commit the criminal activity or not to proceed to commit it. This mainly focuses on the idea that we all have the choice in life to do our actions. Now because of the punishment involved, people are more cautious of committing the crime. We see this theory happening by fifth†¦show more content†¦This theory is also somewhat similar to another theory called the Classical Theory. For those that do not understand what this theory is about. It is that a person thinks before they commit the actions of criminal activities. However, they still commit the crime because of their own free will to do so. Going back to Jessica in the fifth chapter seeing that she has her own free will to choose to commit the crime. It’s not that Boy George is holding her against her own will. No she’s willing to commit these criminal acts for the purpose of self-gains. Just like when I discussed on the second paragraph, Jessica was living a terrible environment until she met Boy George. After meeting him and believing that they were â€Å"together† she been having a better life, even though she’s still in poverty. She’s been getting her own clothing, her family is receiving good amounts of food, Jessica and her family are able to go out to places. She was never able to do any of that before and why is that? It is because she chooses in her â€Å"own free will† (Classical Theory) to accept Boy George into her life. Knowing about his criminal activates that he commits and she accepts the consequences of it in order to have personal gains, which is what the Choice Theory is about. Another criminological theory I can think about coming into play for Jessica role is the Social Disorganization Theory. This theory is about a person’s physical and social environments as one