Criminalogical theories: An exploration of social disorganization, differential association, anomie and rational theory.

There are many theories of crime some are similar and some are not. In the case of social disorganization, anomie, differential association, and rational theories, there are many similarities as well as, subtle differences. The first theory to look at is social disorganization theory. The Social Disorganization Theory provides that if relationships in the family and friendship groupings are good, neighborhoods are stable and cohesive, and people have a sense of loyalty to the area, …

…is more likely to commit the crime again. The police officer just reinforced his criminal activity. This theory on a scale of 1-5 is a 3. This is because while it explains some criminals, it reinforces the notion of harsher sentences as a way solving crimes. It however, doesn't account for individuals who commit crimes without any interaction with crime or individuals who grew learning that crime was evil yet sill go on to commit crimes.