Discussion:
Theories of Crime and Terrorism
Choosing terrorism crime, addressed the following:
1) Define the terrorism. Include both the legal definition and others as necessary.
2) Summarize demographics of the terrorism for both the perpetrators and the victim. Cover the following:
Gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic characteristics, and other relevant diversity issues.
3) Among the theories; Differential Opportunity, Anomie, Reaction Formation, and Social Control, Choose two theories and apply those theories to the terrorism. Be sure to cover the following:
- Explain the type of each theory in detail.
- Discuss the development of each theory and the main theorists associated with them.
- Compare and contrast the two theories of crime selected. Discuss the ways in which they fit with the crime and the specific demographics associated with terrorism.
- What is your personal hypothesis of the cause of the terrorism? This can be doing using the theories you have chosen. What is your own combination theory?
Please provide references.