Crime

In this week’s blog post I want to discuss the article “Baltimore teen found guilty of slaying police officer” by David McFadden. Dawanta Harris, a Baltimore teenager was found guilty for striking Amy Caprio with a stolen jeep. The footage was finally reviewed by jurors last week. In the footage Caprio was ordering Harris to stop the vehicle. It finally got to the point where Caprio had to draw her gun and fire off a bullet in order for Harris to stop. Harris ducked his head as the bullet was fired and stepped on the gas. Caprio was ran over and Harris fled the scene. Harris has a track record for other felonies and was supposed to be on house arrest. Other Maryland authorities are shameful of the incident and ashamed that Harris was not supervised more strictly. Harris had a lawyer that took on the case as pro bono. Pro bono meaning without charge. Brown noted before the trial even began that there are no winners in this case just losers. What brown means by this is the lost life of Caprio in the tragic incident, as well as Harris being lost with himself and being in this predicament.

Crime is defined as a behavior that violates the criminal law and is punishable by fine, jail term, or other negative sanctions. In chapter 9 we learned about the six different types of crime: violent crime, property crime, occupational crime, corporate crime, organized crime, and juvenile delinquency. For the Harris and Caprio trial, this incident would be labeled as Violent crime since Caprio was murdered. Many people in the world always wonder why people are committing these crimes. Usually the explanation is due to either biological or psychological roots. Looking into the biological explanation of crimes, many scientists have different theories. Some scientists believe that it is due to your genetic build or even that violence is just in human nature. From a psychological explanation, some analysis’s believe low intelligence or other neurological behaviors are to be the reason for crimes. Finally, the sociological explanation for crimes. Out of all of the perspectives, I would have to agree with the symbolic interactionist perspective. The differential association theory states that individuals have a higher chance of creating a crime because of the environment and people they are associated with. I agree with this theory most because I believe that people you associate yourself with or even look up to can be a big influence in an individuals life. There will never be a time where we are completely crime free in society. However, if we can take action and do what we can to prevent these crimes, then the world will slowly become a better place.

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Source: https://www.foxnews.com/us/baltimore-teen-found-guilty-of-slaying-police-officer