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Jamie Jones Case Study - An Analysis in the Light of Theories of Criminology

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Important points of the case1

Theories of criminology2

Labelling Theory3

Personality Theory5

Conclusion8

Recommendations9

References10

Jamie Jones Case Study - An Analysis in the Light of Theories of Criminology

Introduction

Criminology, victimization as well as the response to any form of crime is closely related with the theories of personality, theories of criminology and theories of intelligence. Without an understanding of these theoretical approaches and key concepts, it is very difficult to understand the motive behind a crime and the criminal (Frauley, 2010, p. 437). The paper describes an analytical account of the Jamie Jones case study and examines the behaviour of the criminal in the light of theories of criminology.

Important points of the case

The summary of the important points of the case study are given hereunder.

Jamie belongs to a small family that is destined to face hardships. These hardships befell on the family in the form of financial issues as well as problems with the members of the family.

At present, the person under review Jamie Jones has been sentenced three years of imprisonment and is currently in jail.

Jamie is convicted for carrying with him a huge amount of cannabis which he also intended to supply and driving dangerously when the police tried to get hold of him.

Jones has a family history of crime. His father is serving fifteen years in prison because of various drugs relates offenses.

His only sibling is a brother who is nothing different from Jamie. He had a troubled childhood whereby his mother was least concerned about the boys. She was finding it very hard to make end meets and provide for the two boys. In addition, she had relationships with men who have been found to be treating the two boys with violence.

Jamie's school performance was poor and he was essentially involved in bullying other children. As a consequence of his lack of interest in studies and other issues, Jamie and his brother were expelled.

He grew up an irresponsible man who took a carpentry course but failed to land at a job because of his criminal record.

The chart of his usage of drugs was an ever growing one whereby he moved from using cannabis to other harder stronger drugs along with the boys in his neighbourhood.

This is not the first time Jamie is serving a sentence and holds that the stance of the concerned authorities is stigmatising and authoritarian.

Theories of criminology

Environmental surroundings of a person have been known to make root causes of crime. It is well known fact that reasons why people commit crimes are connected with peers, family, neighbourhood as well as the biological and psychological make up of the person. When the external environment is not good and facilitating, it leads to negative and destructive behaviour in some depending on the degree of exposure and the gravity of the situation of a person (Goergen, 2010, p. 185). One of the most important theories that can help understand the psychological make ...