Blood In, Blood Out
Rational Choice Theory
According to the Twelfth Edition Criminology: Theories, Patterns, and Typologies, the rational choice theory states that the decision to commit a crime is formed by a human’s thoughts and emotions. It is a view of crime in which decision-making is taking place and the offender is to deal with the charges and benefits of an illegal act they committed.
In the movie “Blood In, Blood Out”, each of the main characters in the movie were involved in many actions that lead them to the rational choice theory. This theory is very important because it takes full effect on the main characters choices and decisions they provided in the movie. Miklo’s actions and disruptiveness allowed him to pay for the variety of crimes he violated. He was on probation for beating his father, shot and killed a guy in a gang fight, and also killed another inmate while he was in prison. Cruz’s hard work and dedication to his artwork was thrown away due to his decision-making. He was using and
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They were all affected by this theory because each one of them went through a rough time in their life that boosted up their arousal level. For example, Paco got really upset when another group of gang members beat, stabbed, and jumped Cruz. He was so upset that he could not handle how angry he was. In fact, he started a huge violent fight between his gang and the other gang. The arousal theory also had a huge impact on Miklo. For instance, when he was taking over for Montana and he heard that one of the “BGA” members killed him, he went insane. His aggression towards the “BGA” group was intolerable because “La Onda” killed basically all of the members who were also in the prison with him. On the other hand, Cruz was really affected because he lost his brother to a drug overdose. Cruz blamed himself for his brothers loss and began drinking and doing more
A theory that discusses the effects of a tainted community on the psychology of a person is the Psychodynamic Theory. According to Point Park University (2021), the Psychodynamic Theory suggests that crime is the result of conflict between the id, ego, and superego. The application of the theory can be seen in the film, according to Youtube (1991), when Tre becomes involved in drug dealing. Despite his father's teachings, Tre is drawn into the life of drug dealing as it is a standard in Crenshaw. Within the film, he constantly struggles with trying to do the right thing by staying away from other wrongdoers.
The bonds are between the two main characters, Brian Taylor and Miguel Zavala, the Los Angeles Police Department, and Miguel and Bloods gang member, Tre. In this essay, I plan to demonstrate a working knowledge of the social control theory and how it relates to the main characters of the movie. Social Control Theory
A theory is merely an explanation for life’s occurrences. They can be extensive, looping through idea after idea, or simply require a few sentences. Either way, theories are the starting point to the question, “Why?” In regards to criminology, we base our codes of law and by extension, our behavior, on these theories. One of the most prominent of which is the deterrence theory.
Even though he attempted to collec himself, his constant pining for Martha is another point for why he is unfit to take a leadership role; he is always distracted. Besides what he physically carried, he also carried many things emotionally, which made him unstable. he carried the guilt and the responsibility of his comrades ' lives, causing him to be crushed under the pressure of certain situations which made him think about all the things that he cared for the most. Ultimately, his extreme attachment to his subordinates proved to be too much to handle and made him a
In the book, When a Heart Turns Rock Solid by Timothy Black, the lives of three Puerto Rican brothers is uncovered. The parents of these boys, Juan and Angela moved them around in their youth. They were born in Puerto Rico and then were moved to Yonkers, NY where Julio started first grade but ended up finishing first grade back in Puerto Rico. Julio the started and finished second and third grade in Yonkers, NY before moving back to Puerto Rico again and remained there for four years. After the four years in Puerto Rico, they moved back to America for good (Black 17).
Khan’s emotions develop into complete insanity throughout the movie, and the development of his emotions resembles the same emotions that are being expressed in the Insanity Series images. At the beginning of the movie, Khan
This essay will critically analyse the killing of James Bulger from three different perspectives. It will also explain how a supposed moral society experiences such gruesome killings and worst of all it is carried out by children. Analyses of parental roles in the upbringing of the children will be discussed and what the society can do to prevent further occurrences. James Bulger was born on the 16th of March 1990.He was from Kirkby, England. He was abducted, tortured beyond comprehension and murdered by two-ten-year old boys namely Robert Thompson and Jon Venables.
Nature versus nurture is one of the most controversial debates in contemporary psychology. The debate concerning whether or not humans are born with the preset characteristics that will shape lives for years to come or whether actions are a result of the events and the environment that pave the way for our behavioral characteristics. Capote’s “In Cold Blood” gives the audience a detailed look into the upbringing of the character Perry Smith, creating a sympathetic outlook towards his past and attempting to bring a sense of understanding as to how a seemingly harmless young man could brutally murder four innocent people. In the case of Perry Smith, nurture was the cause of his actions in regards to the Clutter family murders.
In class, we watched a scene from the film Goodfellas. The scene was about Henry Hill as a kid how he got introduced to the gangster lifestyle. Throughout this essay, I will explain three behavioral theories, how it applies to a criminal behavior and Goodfellas. Rational choice theory is Attempts to explain all (conforming and deviant) social phenomenon in terms of how self-interested individuals make choices under the influence of their preferences. It treats social exchange as similar to an economic exchange where all parties try to maximize their advantage or gain and to minimize their disadvantage or loss.
This theory suggests individuals are put through pushes and pulls that either influence or deter people from committing crime. If we look at the push and pull forces that have had an influence on Aaron Hernandez’s life, we can see the forces that push him towards a life of crime outweigh the ones that would deter him from criminal activity. It is very likely that the number of push forces greatly outnumbered the forces that pulled him away from crime. His mother went to jail when Hernandez was in high school and his stepfather was in prison before marrying his mother and would eventually go to jail again after he stabbed his mother multiple times. His friends in high school would also be a push factor, leading him to his life of criminal activity.
He grew up into manhood and he was a tough man and he doesn 't show much emotions and stays
No matter how we try to change our situation or better ourselves in society, variables will obstruct the path we choose. One cannot take control of everything that surrounds us as fate decides what happens to us. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote explains the murder of the Clutter family in the quiet town of Holcomb, Kansas. The murderers, Richard (Dick) Hickock and Perry Smith, try to escape the consequences of their actions, believing that they can get away with what they did. The story tells what the murderers were thinking after and before they committed the crime and their various interactions.
He exudes the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), such as nightmares, guilt, flashbacks, self-destructive behavior, and agitation. “He could feel it inside his skull- the tension of little threads being pulled and how it was with tangled throughs tied together, and as he tried to pill them part and rewind them into their place, they snagged and tangled
In the movie Scarface we view go in depth about some life events of Cuban refugee Tony Montana when he enters the United States and receives his green card. We also see what leads him to his criminal activities of becoming a national drug lord. In this film there are a number of different theories that can be applied. I will be using Cornish and Clarkes Rational Choice Theory, along with Robert Agnew’s Strain theory in order to analyze Tony’s reasoning behind committing these crimes. I will be using examples from the film Scarface in order to draw and link these theories with the film.
Lastly, the criminal justice process or the legal consequences that the criminals face are right but not necessarily fair because occasionally the process supports corruption. In other words, the criminals and drugs dealers in the movie do not face the right legal consequences because the criminal justice process including the judges is corrupt. His life experiences with drug dealers, the drugs, and crime in the streets and the corrupt legal system contribute to Harris’