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A General Theory Of Crime

Stephen J Heffernan

General Theory of Crime

Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi have devised the General Theory of Crime, or the GTC, as a way of explaining root causes of criminal behavior in an effort to find a solution to the problem of crime in America. The GTC is defined as: A developmental theory that modifies social control theory by integrating concepts from biosocial, psychological, routine activities and rational choice theories. (1)
Unlike other crime theories, the GTC considers the criminal offender and the criminal act as separate concepts. According to this theory, crime is "rational and predictable." Crimes such as burglaries or robberies, usually committed by young males, provide easy, short-term gratification. The theory suggests that, " the propensity to commit crimes remains stable" throughout a crime-prone persons life. Given the right criminal opportunities, such as having a lot of free time and living in a neighborhood with unguarded homes containing......


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