Micro approaches to crime causation AND macro approaches. Which approach, if either, do you believe most correctly addresses crime causation? Why?

My thought I would like yours.
After reading and carefully considering both perspectives, I have decided that I support the Social Responsibility Perspective. I do not agree with the idea of the Social Problems Perspective because I do not agree that a criminal should get away with a crime because there is not’t a social program that is in existence to help fight the particular crime they committed. I feel that often times the courts are too soft on criminals, especially those who play the its not my fault game and attempt to blame everyone but themselves for their own actions. This to me breeds immaturity and helps ensure that future generations will also behave inappropriately. It we expect criminal behavior to stop, we must also insist that criminals take responsibility themselves. Those criminals who avoid taking responsibility themselves are often the same criminals who repeatedly break the law, and continue to engage in various criminal activities. The courts are not ensuring the first time that criminals are well aware that they are responsible for their behavior. They do not ensure that they understand that others are not responsible for their actions is not acceptable.
If society as a whole holds criminals accountable for their actions, I think that we would see a reduction in the crime rates overall. It would obviously take a while for the criminals to truly realize that the days of blaming others was really over, but after a while people would start to understand and realize that changes had occurred. Criminals who tend to take responsibility for their crimes and truly accept the responsibility, also tend to commit fewer crimes. Those criminals however, also tend to get harsher punishments, which is a major deterrent to committing more crime. In order to truly make a difference in the way crime is handled and treated we must make a difference in the way we tolerate it. If as a society we must take a stand and let the criminals know that blaming their mother for not reading them a book is an unacceptable reason to rob a house, or rape a woman, or even kill someone. We must stand up and say that we do not care what their childhood was like; we only care about their actions as an adult. After all, thousands of now adults grew up in unhappy homes, with parents who did not treat them as well as they could have, (myself included) or who spanked them too many times and yet those adults are not out committing crimes. It is only a small fraction of adults out committing crimes.

It is that small percentage which has an even smaller percentage that is steadily growing that sees that blaming others gets a lighter sentence, instead of being forced to serve whole sentences. The time has now come that we stand up to the cowardly criminals who hide behind excuses for their crimes. The time to protect ourselves and future generations is now.


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I believe that for a certain segment of society prison is no longer a deterrent. They see it as a badge of honor. They believe they feel more of a man if they have served time. I hear it often. I believe we must make punishment taboo in society.
As an example if a young person commits a crime they should be ashamed. We could do this by starting corporal punishment with shorter prison sentences. No lifetime scars or blood. However, take them and restrain them over a spanking bench. Lower their trouser's in a ritualistic manner. Apply a leather strap to the bare buttocks. If they are 18-25 they would have the crime expunged after staying out of trouble for five (5) years. This has great advantages. They have paid a price for their crime. They will be ashamed for which I truly doubt they will brag to friends about. The deterrent speaks for it's self.
Right now they graduate to more serious offenses and are sent to prison for years. This is not good for society and certainly not good for the criminal. This should be used on felonies and multiple misdemeanors. Sex crime should be excluded. They must be behind bars to protect our children. When I consider these options I come to this conclusions. It would be better to be strapped on the bottom and go on with life crime free. Society would save $30,000 a year. Also, I think society as a while would be safer than keeping someone in prison 10 years and then let them out into a world unknown to them.
We should at least try this in certain jurisdictions to see if it is effective. A bare bottom strapping would be humiliating and painful. However, spending years behind bars have a much more negative effect.

Hello ken:

You are actually quite insane, you know?

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