Agnew And Bursik Summary
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(a) Agnew (1992) and Bursik (1988) discuss the importance of the structure of society in a capitalist nation, such as the United States, and how it applies to an individual’s decision to commit a crime. The authors mentioned that the societal structure that exists in modern times (which includes the aspects of today’s society that benefit the rich and hurt the poor, due to our society’s capitalist nature) leads people to the commission of illegal acts, because they feel that the only opportunity that they have to better their personal circumstances, is to commit a crime (Agnew, 1992; Bursik, 1988). According to Agnew (1992) and Bursik (1988) the structure of today’s society promotes an individual’s choice to commit illegal acts, because of