Discuss why some people become burglars while others do not. What would need to happen in the United States to make law-abiding behaviors more attractive than criminal behaviors? Think back to your previous chapters and the question of what causes crime.

Criminology: Burglary

Some reasons have been given out as to why people engage in criminal activities like burglary ranging from a rational choice concept, sociological deficit like poor education, and poverty and labeling (University of Glasgow, 2016). Some people become burglars due to sociological problems in society like poverty and low educational levels. Some people would be forced to break to other peoples` homes to get basic needs of like food. Due to poverty, they are unable to cater for their daily means hence look for shortcut methods. Additionally, people with low education levels are not able to get jobs; neither is their faculty of intellect rational enough to understand the consequences of criminal actions.

Additionally, low education leads to low employment rate thus driving people to poverty. However, other societal contributions like labeling have driven certain people to burglary. Labeling has been placed on certain people that they are criminals and engage in deviant behaviors. As such, the burglars confirm such notions through engaging in a burglary. Other people have also engaged in the burglary while others don`t due to rational choice where morality is suspended. They argue that the benefits of engaging in a successful burglary are more profitable than the consequences of being reprimanded.  

In the United States, there need to be a radical change in the values and culture of the people as a nation and reduces inequality gap between the rich and the poor through economic empowerment programs to reduce criminal activities and embrace patriotism and constitutionality. When the gap between the rich and the poor is reduced, social inequalities like poverty and low education will be minimized hence reduced crime (Hirschi, 2017). Values system would also foster love, unity, and nationhood that will significantly reduce crimes.

References

Hirschi, T. (2017). Causes of delinquency. Routledge.

University of Glasgow (2016). Theories and causes of crime. The Scottish Centre for Crime and Research. Retrieved from http://www.sccjr.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SCCJR-Causes-of-Crime.pdf