SOC229 Lecture Notes - Kojak, Youth Detention Center, Financial Crimes
9 Apr 2013
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Robbery is a crime that is primarily motivated by the need or desire for. Argues that north american society holds out as available and desirable the goal of financial success. This cultural phenomenon will tempt individuals to take the most efficient means to reach their goals even if that involves criminal conduct. Legitimate means to obtain financial gain for most lower class persons are blocked since they have few educational and job opportunities. Offenders think, plan, calculate and choose their courses of action. Crime is not simply a matter of will, requires illegitimate opportunity. Includes knowledge about techniques needed to commit the crime and target vulnerability. Early success increases confidence and contributes to the offender engaging in a pattern in successful holdups which eventually results in their arrest and imprisonment. Need convinces men to rob banks in the first place, greed motivates them to continue.
