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This 3 page paper examines several ideas about thrill seeking behavior. The behavior is aligned with criminal activity. Solutions are explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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delinquents have found crime to be seductive. Criminality might not excite the average person, but it is something that should be considered. Crime is something that can prove exciting. One
can imagine that if they are holding up a bank and the clock is ticking away, it could be any minute that an unsuspecting citizen comes by, or a police
officer with a gun enters the building. Life and death becomes important in that situation. Crime is thrilling which is why it appears in so many television shows and film.
What causes one to engage in risky behavior anyway? One author attributes it to " failures in spiritual development or what has been called "false essences" in which individuals
may become enmeshed in defensive grandiosity or turn to thrill-seeking behaviors, substance abuse, and hedonistic pursuits to escape felt alienation" (Shaw, 2006,p. 164). However, no matter what its origin, risk
taking or thrill seeking can be channeled appropriately. Wyatt & Peterson (2005) remark: "Constructive risk-taking behavior includes activities that fulfill the need for thrill seeking that are healthy and legal.
Examples of constructive risk taking include outdoor physical activities such as wilderness hiking and camping, swimming, bicycling, riding a motorcycle, or rock climbing" (p.229). Whether people channel this desire to
engage in risk-whether that desire is normal or related to something they lacked in childhood-in the context of good or bad activities, may be related to associations. Sutherlands theory of
differential association for example suggests that criminal behaviors are learned from peers. Yet, it is important to note that the thrill-seeking part of the criminal is certainly there. Katz explains
that offenders often are enticed by something that is thought to be sensually compelling (McCarthy, 1995). In other words, they may end up dealing drugs because they like taking them,
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