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This 4 page paper discusses crime boss John Gotti and how he fits in with theories of criminal behavior; it also discusses types of gangs. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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by the theories of Sutherland, Merton and others. It also discusses Jerome Skolnick and his theories of gang types. Discussion America has always been fascinated by violence and those who
use it. Perhaps its the fact that the country started with a revolution, or perhaps its the history of expansion and the "Wild West" that has given rise to a
love of guns and violence. Whatever the reasons, John Gotti seems like a hero to many people, not a criminal. According to the Biography Channel, Gotti was born in
New York City on October 27, 1940, the "third of seven brothers in an impoverished family of thirteen" (John Gotti, 2009). He grew up on the streets and began running
errands for local mafia members when he was still a boy (John Gotti, 2009). His toes were crushed when, at age 14, he "tried to steal a cement mixer" (John
Gotti, 2009). He was a bully at school, where he caused constant discipline problems; he quit school at 16 (John Gotti, 2009). Over the course of twenty years from
the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, Gotti appears to have been responsible for at least three murders, all the while moving up the ladder in the Cosa Nostra (John Gotti, 2009).
He stood trial several times but was always acquitted, earning him the nickname the "Teflon Don" (John Gotti). What explains a man like this? Over the years many people have
developed theories of crime and criminals. Edwin Sutherland developed his approach "through several editions of his book Criminology," published in 1924; he maintained that "criminal behaviour is a product of
normal learning through social interaction" (Bernard, 2008). Sutherland claimed that individuals learn how to behave from their peers, and if the peer groups behavior is delinquent, the individual will perceive
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