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Are criminals born or made? As a society we always want to have an answer for everything. Sometimes, there are questions that don’t have an exact response. The world is not black and white, it has shades of gray and different variances. When we think about the criminal side of a person, we might wonder: was this person born like this or was this person turned into a criminal because of many events that happened in this person’s life? Certainly, a lot of TV shows that are mainstream right now are shows about criminals. People are intrigued to know if these serial killers were made criminals or what tragic events happened to them to turned them into massive murders. Therefore, I believe that criminals are made because I have seen myself these documentaries and the majority of criminals share traumatic past events. Most of these serial killers didn’t have a supportive family, some were abused or neglected. These were people that didn’t fit in any social group because they didn’t even fit with their family in the first place. In addition, there are theories developed in the 20th century that prove that criminals are made because of different circumstances. One of the theories is the Social disorganization theory, which believes that the neighborhoods characteristics, including poverty, racial heterogeneity, and resident transiency, break down social controls and lead to criminal behavior. And this is common sense belief, a young person is more likely to become a delinquent if he or she is raised in an unsafe place. An unsafe place can be a place where drugs are distributed easily, where people fear they might get killed or raped if they are walking alone. Furthermore, Robert Menton expressed his strain theory, which states that criminal behavior is caused by feelings of strain, which occur when people believe that legitimate means of achieving success are not accessible to them. A young person can feel that because of the way he or she lives, they might not be able to succeed in life. They will feel as if they don’t have any choice than to live their life with poverty and unhappy. Robert Agnew explained Merton’s theory and he identified the specific types of strain that are most likely to cause crime, including parental rejection, child abuse and neglect, chronic unemployment, marital problems, homelessness, and criminal victimization, among others. Therefore, he concluded that these strains are linked to a criminal behavior.

Finally, Edwin Sutherland pointed out his own theory. The learning theory which basically means that people learn how to become criminal. Sutherland argued that criminal conduct is learned while associating with others, regardless of whether in the city or in a corporate meeting room. This learning happens inside essential gatherings and includes learning techniques, thought processes, and mentalities related with crimes. A person interacting with criminal behaviors will think this is common, and probably think that if everyone does it, so will I. Social influences do play a major part in someone’s life and even though might not control a persons decision, it does influence how a close person behaves. Overall, the question “a criminal is born or made?” is very complex. Some people might not be made into criminals, they will have a perfect life and will turn intro criminals. But these types of cases are rare exceptions. And the type of crimes they will commit, are not necessarily criminal but rather to become richer or more powerful. They are not likely to have this evil persona as they don’t experience persons that live around criminals....