Crime Causation
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THESIS IN SUPPORT OF THE THEORIES OF CRIME CAUSATION AS IT PERTAINS TO THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE DOCTRINE WITHIN THE STUDY CRIMINOLOGY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………………….……...…… 2
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES………………...................................................................... 3
TABLE OF FIGURES…………………………………………………………………… 6
I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT…….................................................................... 7
II. HISTORICAL ANALYSIS...……….………........................................................ 7
III. ANALYSIS OF CAUSATION THEORIES..….................................................... 8
A. Choice Theories…………………………...................................... 8
B. Trait Theories……………...……................................................. 11
C. Social Structure Theories…………………….........................…. 21
IV. CONCLUSION…………………......................................................................... 26
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