One of the primary purposes of a criminological theory is to inform crime prevention and victim...

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One of the primary purposes of a criminological theory is to inform crime prevention and victim reduction strategies and policies. This is accomplished by examining the factors proposed by the theory that contribute to or cause crime and then developing strategies or policies that impact these factors.

Imagine this scenario: You are a consultant for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). You have been asked to give a short presentation at their annual conference on the use of a criminological theory to inform policy.

Note:You may choose any criminological theory for this Assignment. However, you might consider researching routine activity theory, strain theory, the general theory of crime, social learning theory, social disorganization theory, biological theories, or psychological theories. Remember to only select one theory.

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Perform research in the Walden Library and the Internet to find three scholarly resources that focus on a criminological theory. Select one criminological theory to use in your presentation.

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Develop a4- to 6-minutevideo presentation to be uploaded into Kaltura, in which you include the following:

Provide an overview of the criminological theory you selected. Include the main tenets and propositions in your overview.

Describe how this theory explains the occurrence of crime.

Include biological, psychological, social, and structural variables.

Provide three crime reduction strategies or policies that are based on the theory that you selected. These may be existing strategies or policies, or ones that you create.

Analyze how each crime reduction strategy or policy is based on the theory that you selected. Identify which theoretical tenet each crime reduction strategy or policy is based on.

Summarize your presentation by explaining which types of crimes each of your strategies or policies will most likely impact and how they might contribute to social change.

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Theories of Criminology 		7
Theories of Criminology
Introduction
The scientific method for examining criminal behavior is called criminology. Political science, sociology, psychology, biology, and other multidisciplinary fields are all included in it. The classical school, the positive school, the ecological school, etc. are a few of the schools that make up criminal psychology. One of the first scientific theories in criminology asserts that among the best-known characteristics of criminals are both biological and physical anomalies. Sigmund Freud used the term "psychoanalysis" for the first time in 1896, and he based his whole theory of human conduct on it. From the psychoanalytic viewpoint, Ernest Jones later outlined seven key tenets of Freud's method, including the following: Delinquent and criminal acts are linked to abnormalities or faults in the ego or superego. Then there was Durkheim, who was a huge supporter of the sociological theory of criminology. Control theories and conflict theories of criminology are further approaches.
Objective of Criminological Theories
The objectives of criminological theories are to comprehend crime and criminology, be familiar with the various theoretical justifications for criminal activity, and be aware of the dynamic interdependence between various socio-cultural processes and factors and the formation and manifestation of criminal and delinquent actions.
Schools of Criminology
To understand criminology different scholars gave different theories and they formed several different schools under which the theories propounded by those scholars were taught.
The schools are as follows:-
· Classical School of Criminology 
· Pre Classical School 
· Classical School of Criminology 
· Neo Classical School 
· Positive School of Criminology 
· Ecological School of Criminology
Theories of Criminology
Several theories were laid down by several scholars, some of them are mentioned here as follows:-
· Activity theory 
· Strain theory
· General theory of crime
· Social learning theory
· Social disorganization theory
· Biological theories
· Psychological theories, etc
We shall discuss about the Psychological theories of Criminology
The term "psychoanalysis" was first used by Sigmund Freud in 1896, and he built an extensive concept about human behavior around it.

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