i'm talking about the kind in movies like reservoir dogs. these guys are professionals. did they, at some point in ther life, make a career decision and say to themselves 'okay, i'm going to become a career criminal'?
2006-08-12 09:12:51 · 9 answers · asked by worldpeace 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It is not completely unheard of that someone, at an relatively early age such as their teens, will choose a life of crime. However, the fact is our nation's prison system is remarkably successful at producing professional criminals. Many people initially get incarcerated due to stupid behavior that really says nothing about who they truly are as people. However, due to their traumatic exposure to the hardships and horrors of the US prison system, as well as their introduction to advanced "criminal techniques" taught to them by the "expert criminals" in prison with them, many a first time inmate will leave prison with a desire to try some of the skills they have learned while inside. Repeated incarcerations tend to only reinforce inmates' criminality, not rehabilitate them.
Any society that seriously wants to address the problem of recidivism will have to tackle three things:
1. Illiteracy and lack of skills: Almost 80% of inmates have inadequate education to the point of functional illiteracy. Since most inmates will be released someday, it would appear wise that they gain reading and other skills as well as practical knowledge applicable towards a legal profession.
2. Substance Abuse: Most prisoners have some form of addiction. If the addiction is not successfully treated in prision, then there is no reason to think that an inmate will not fall back into old patterns of supporting their habit once released.
3. Reintroduction: Many people talk about a person "having served their debt to society, and can now make a fresh start." But, the simple fact is society doesn't forgive or forget: the recently released have a much higher rate of unemployment and homelessness due to covert and overt discrimination on the part of potential employers and etc. Something needs to be done to assist them in gaining access to all the opportunities that we take for granted. Otherwise, there is no way that they can ever redeem themselves and thus reintegrate back into society.
2006-08-12 09:32:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You decide early on to commit crime... Ah but how do you know you're a true professinal, that's the real question
That's when you never get caught...like Politicians, or if you get caught you slither away and somehow Charges like perjury never stick i.e., that slick silver tounged devil, that rascal,
Wild Bill Clinton! A real Pro!
It's easier to be a Liberal Left Wing Democrat and then you're allowed to store up to $90,000.00 in your Freezer at home but... that wasn't very professional, was it?.
2006-08-12 09:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by B'klyn Barracuda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha are you looking to become one?
you need to get hooked up in the mafia or some hard core gangs and get an in with some other criminals becuase if u ask this question to anyone who is not a criminal, you will end up in jail or something.
2006-08-12 09:15:40 · answer #3 · answered by katie l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that is silly. My parents have placed a moral system in me however my birthfather is what you might call a career criminal. It calls to me too. It is in your blood. Crime is what you crave, breaking the law is something that it almost feels like I have to do.
2006-08-12 09:18:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They had to go through the criminal education sysytem first.
1.Juvenille Hall----elementary/middle school
2.County Jail---high school
3. State Prison--college
and any return trips to jail or prison. that's like grad school
2006-08-12 09:16:34 · answer #5 · answered by hadji from des moines 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A professional is nothing more than getting paid to do something. Therefor if you get paid you are a professional! Good luck and don't get caught
2006-08-12 09:16:44 · answer #6 · answered by howardfan35 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they get their best training after making many mistakes and ending up doing time.. where they now are housed with hardened criminals that can teach them the ropes... eventually the emerge better criminals and can now use it professionally.
2006-08-12 09:16:25 · answer #7 · answered by kitkool 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They simply decide to be evil. After a certain point, it seems there is no turning back... they keep at it till they die or get caught.
2006-08-12 09:16:29 · answer #8 · answered by Heatmizer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRIAL and error!
2006-08-12 09:15:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋