criminal justice week 1
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Week 2 Activity 1
One person comes to mind when I think of a person who has come from a typically described as “good” family background. As a child of three my mother made sure my two brothers and I had everything we needed. My mom always taught my brothers and me that you cannot truly appreciate something unless you have worked for it. My family consist of educated, hard-working, honest people. My place of residence was in satisfactory condition. I barley seen any gangs, fights, or robberies. Growing up I couldn’t even imagine a place full of crime and mischief; and I thought the same for my brother. Moving from the suburbs to north Minneapolis was when everything around me changed. Life wasn’t as sweet as I thought it would be. My brother who was once kind and ambitious, was now taking a different path. As in the social learning theory, I believe that once my brother began to fit in with society and see every day mishaps and rewards, he began to want more. The new Jordan shoes and clothes was all my brother could think about. Knowing that my mother could not afford these things, he began to do what other kids his age were doing, such as robbing and stealing. Even though he knew what he was doing was wrong, the reward outweighed the consequences as the Choice Theory states. As A child I pictured my brothers and I growing up to have great jobs in a career that we loved and worked hard for. Its crazy how one move can change your whole life? My brother is now 25yrs old and is still committing crime. On the other hand, what about people from poor families who have not fallen into criminal behavior? I have a friend who was raised in Chicago Illinois, to a drug abusing mother. My friend was taught that you have to do whatever it takes to survive, even if that meant breaking the law. I remember having conversations with her where she told me she had to steal money, break into peoples’ houses,
Week 2 Activity 1
One person comes to mind when I think of a person who has come from a typically described as “good” family background. As a child of three my mother made sure my two brothers and I had everything we needed. My mom always taught my brothers and me that you cannot truly appreciate something unless you have worked for it. My family consist of educated, hard-working, honest people. My place of residence was in satisfactory condition. I barley seen any gangs, fights, or robberies. Growing up I couldn’t even imagine a place full of crime and mischief; and I thought the same for my brother. Moving from the suburbs to north Minneapolis was when everything around me changed. Life wasn’t as sweet as I thought it would be. My brother who was once kind and ambitious, was now taking a different path. As in the social learning theory, I believe that once my brother began to fit in with society and see every day mishaps and rewards, he began to want more. The new Jordan shoes and clothes was all my brother could think about. Knowing that my mother could not afford these things, he began to do what other kids his age were doing, such as robbing and stealing. Even though he knew what he was doing was wrong, the reward outweighed the consequences as the Choice Theory states. As A child I pictured my brothers and I growing up to have great jobs in a career that we loved and worked hard for. Its crazy how one move can change your whole life? My brother is now 25yrs old and is still committing crime. On the other hand, what about people from poor families who have not fallen into criminal behavior? I have a friend who was raised in Chicago Illinois, to a drug abusing mother. My friend was taught that you have to do whatever it takes to survive, even if that meant breaking the law. I remember having conversations with her where she told me she had to steal money, break into peoples’ houses,