Theories And Rehabilitation Of The Criminological Theory...

Criminological theory paper: Ch.14 theories and Rehabilitation Chapter 14 of the Criminological Theory book by Frank Williams III and Marilyn D. McShane is dedicated to Contemporary theories of Process. Contemporary theories of process in this chapter include general strain theory, self-control theory and developmental life course theory. These three theories focus on â€Å"the importance of factors in early life† (Williams McShane 2014 Page 204). I believe the theories that are reviewed in this chapter adequately depict the possible causes of future antisocial behavior developed from factors in early life. These theories provide a good perspective on possible causes of antisocial behavior that we can use as guidelines to provide the proper rehabilitation programs for prison inmates. Each of these three theories is implicated in some way with rehabilitation of criminals. These theories can be seen implicated in prison-based rehabilitation programs, such as prison-based education, prison-based transcendental meditation programs, and priso n-based relationship education programs. The first theory provided by Robert Agnew, the general strain theory, states that â€Å"just like individual’s goals can be blocked, so can the ability to avoid undesirable situations or stressful life events† (Williams McShane 2014 Page 204). The inability of an individual to succeed in life due to not having the same opportunities and tools as another individual, can lead them in trying to achieve those