Monster
Criminalogical Theories applied to Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang
In Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member, Kody Scott tells the story of the struggle between two significantly large gangs. At the age of eleven he was initiated into the Crips, and committed his first murder. It was this day that began what would become a career for Kody: banging (Scott, 1993). Kody worked hard to secure a reputation for his name. He held loyal to his homeboys and began to build up the Crips. His potential for being in a leadership position became more and more evident as time went on. During one incident, a police officer referred to him as a monster, and the name stuck. He worked hard to live up to his name, and soon the legacy of Monster was well known, by not only his own gang, but in others as well (Scott, 1993). In this paper I intend to show how Kody's early child hood and teenage years, both proceeding and during his life as a Crip, fit quite well with several theories that were discussed in class over the quarter. The Arousal Theory says that be.........................
Bibliography
Bibliography: Bohm, R. M. (2001), A Primer on Crime and Delinquency Theory, Wadsworth, California pg. 82 Class Notes (2001) Scott, K. (1993), The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member, Penguin Books, New York. pgs. 4, 5, 17, 173.
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