WHY SOCIOLOGICAL

THEORY THAT BEST

EXPLAINS THE THEORY
OF CRIME IN THE
PHILIPPINES?
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SOCIO L
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SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF
C R I M I N O L O G Y B E L I E V E T H AT
SOCIETY INFLUENCES A
PERSON TO BECOME A
CRIMINAL.
 Emile Durkheim
• was one of the founding father of
sociology. He is best known in
criminology for his concept of
anomie, an important element in
strain theory, and the idea that
some level of crime is normal.
 His major books are
• THE DIVISION OF LABOR IN SOCIETY
(1893),
• THE RULES OF SOCIOLOGICAL
METHOD (1895), SUICIDE (1897), AND
• THE ELEMENTARY FORMS OF THE
RELIGIOUS LIFE (1912).
Durkheim claimed that a key contributor to social
cohesion and a preserver of stability is the
“conscience collective,” which consists of moral,
religious, and cognitive beliefs and sentiments.
Durkheim viewed crime as resulting from society's
response, a relativist and sociological conception.
 STRAIN
THEORY
A ccordi ng to the st rain t heor y people g et engaged in
cr ime because they experience a lot of str ess or strain,
they become upset and feel negativity around t hem, and
th ey sometimes get involved or connect w ith some cr ime
as a resul t. They may be inv olved in cr ime to r educe t heir
stain w hich they are exp er iencing .
 EXAMPLE OF CRIME:
For instance, to reduce the financial problems they may
steal, end harassment from others they may involve in
violence, escape from abusive parents they may run away
from home or may commit injury to themselves.
 Basis: According to Statista Research
Development Published this February 14, 2023,. In
the Philippines, around 2.2 deaths relating to
suicide were recorded per 100,000 inhabitants in
2019. Reasons for suicide Certain factors
contribute to the increase in the suicide rate, such
as are depression, bullying, death of a loved one,
and trauma.
 Another Example of Crime:
They may also be involved in crime to
take revenge against those who have
done wrong to them. To make
himself/themselves feel better they may
start using illicit drugs.
 B AS IS :
NU MB E R OF A R RE STE D PE R SONS INVOLVE D IN IL LE GA L
DRU GS PHIL IPPINE S 2021, BY R E GION
Published by Statista Resea rch Depar tment, F eb 15, 2023
In 2021, the re po r tin g PR O of R egio n 4A reco rded the
h igh est n u mber of a rrested perso n s in vo lv ed in illegal
dru gs at nearly 19 th ou sa nd. On th e oth er h and, the re
were only 372 n u mbe r o f a rre sted drug suspects in PRO
4-B .
 SOCIAL LEARNING
• According toTHEORY
social learning theory, people
engage in crime because they learn to involve
in crime through their friends, and others.
They learn that they are favorable to crime
and get exposed to criminal models.
• Primary groups like the family, friends,
and peer group have a large impact on
what they learn. However, one does
not have to be directly linked with
others to learn from them.
 For example, an individual who
witnesses someone they respect
committing a crime, who is then
reinforced for that crime, is then
more likely to commit a crime
themselves
 DepEd logs over 260K cases of physical bullying in SY 2021-2022

By GMA Integrated News

Published February 1, 2023 11:25pm

According to a report by Bernadette Reyes on "24 Oras," a total of 264,668

reported cases of physical bullying were filed in the school year 2021-
2022.
There are also 7,758 cases of cyberbullying, 7,800 of gender-based
bullying, and 17,258 cases of social bullying.
 CONTROL
THEORY
The control theory tries to show that a criminal's
behavior can be influenced by their social group.
According to this theory, an offender can change their
ways and resist acts of crime due to the strong
relationship that they have with people in their circle
such as friends or parents.
 Robbery, theft, murder, rape etc.
• If a person's parents need surgery and there's
no money to pay the bills, He/she may think
of robbing or stealing to have some money
due to the strong relationship.
• If a father has strong feelings toward his
daughter, he may rape her.