Attitudes about crime, as well as about other social issues, can come from a variety of sources--parents, church sermons, how crime is depicted on television, whether one has had family members or friends who have turned to crime, whether one has experimented with criminal activity oneself or perhaps been victimized, and so on. In short, social experiences shape the ways in which people come to think about crime.
What will be an ideal response?
Different theories suggest different ways of reducing crime. Depending on what is proposed as the cause of illegal behavior, certain criminal justice policies and practices will seem reasonable, others will seem irrational and perhaps dangerously irresponsible. As theories of crime change, so do criminal justice policies.
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