Criminal Theories

There are many theories that attempt to explain criminal behavior. For this Assignment, you need to write a 2 to 3 page APA style paper on four theories of your choice. You need to select the theories and provide a detailed explanation of how this theory explains why people commit criminal acts. Make sure that you support your position with current research.

Be sure to support your answers with material from the Reading and outside research (at least two outside sources from scholarly journal articles, Internet sources, the textbook articles from the Library, and other course material.)

The paper should contain a cover page and a list of references in APA style. All internal citation of outside sources plus the listing of all references should also adhere to APA style.