crimes. However, Lilly, Cullen, and Ball (27) comment that psychological theories of crime can at best describe only some aspects of crime. It is highly improbable that the majority of criminals share personality characteristics distinct from the remainder of the population.
The most empirical support for the various schools of thought on criminal causation discussed herein has been received by the positivist school. Akers and Sellers (24) note that this particular school of thought depicts crime and deviance as social and even inevitable elements in modern society. These schools, which include interactionist theories as well as functional theories continue to be researched because they are seen by Jacoby (n.p.) as offering more s
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