Crime is something that seems never to go away. No matter how we treat it, there will always be some disorderly human behavior that leads to the commitment to crime. We try to figure out what makes people commit these acts. The Social Learning Theory is a theory that I believe produces structured reasoning behind why people do what they do. The idea says that human behavior is modeled through observation of human social interaction, either directly from observing those who are close or from intimate contact, or indirectly through the media. Interactions that are rewarded are copied, and those that are punished are avoided. (Seigel 667)
             To further analyze my theory of choice, I have selected two peer-reviewed articles to help me illustrate the meaning and the information behind this theory. The first article, "Social Learning Theory and Behavioral Therapy: Considering Human Behaviors within the Social and Cultural Context of Individuals and Families," examines theoretical thoughts of the social learning theory and behavioral therapy and their influences on human behavior within a society. The article conducted a study to research the effectiveness of the Social Learning Theory related to a diverse group of people. Criminologists and several theorists conducted the study. The study consisted of people from all different cultures. Each individual had some criminal history in their past. They completed the survey through a series of tests to determine why these criminals committed the crime.
             While dissecting the deep reasoning behind the study, several relations were made to the Social Learning Theory. The theory argues that people learn deviant behaviors in the same way they learn non-deviant behaviors. However, social learning theory specifies how people learn these abnormal and non-deviant behaviors and the cues (or definitions) that trigger them. (Brauer) When I think of why these criminals do what they do, they must have learne...