Which term describes frameworks explaining why individuals commit crimes?

• A. Social Control
• B. Criminological Theories
• C. Transferable Skills
• D. Independent Learning Skills

Answer: (B)

Criminological theories are the frameworks that explain why individuals commit crimes. They group different ideas about causes—airing from biology and psychology to social environment, poverty, and learning—that help us understand what leads someone to offend and how patterns of crime emerge. These theories can look at individual factors or broader societal influences, and they guide how practitioners think about prevention and intervention. Within this field, social control is a specific approach that examines how bonds to family, school, and community help restrain criminal behavior; when those bonds weaken, the risk of offending may rise. The other options relate to learning or skill development rather than explanations for criminal activity, so they don’t fit as terms for describing why people commit crimes.