Aaron Hernandez is a former NFL player for the New England Patriots. In 2013 Hernandez was found guilty of first degree murder. The following year he was also found guilty of a double homicide. Why would a 40 million dollar rising star commit such a crime? Many theories have been developed to explain criminal behavior. While some theories are not as common, others have evolved and are used in many criminal studies today. Cutting edge criminologists consolidate the most important aspects of sociology, psychology, anthropology, and biological theories to advance their comprehension of criminal behavior. Rational choice theory, psychological, biological, and strain theory are used to analyze the facts of Hernandez’s crime. Biological Theory is …show more content…
This pharmaceutical drug is said to have caused Aaron Hernandez to act erratic and not himself. The drug was retrieved for him by Odin Lloyd a friend and the victim of the Defendant Aaron Hernandez. In the documentary audience viewers watch closely as Aaron Hernandez’s attorneys ask frequently why and what motive would their client Aaron Hernandez have to kill the individuals from the night club. After killing Odin Lloyd, Prosecution presented the court with evidence in the form of text messages where Aaron Hernandez asked his fiancé to discard the rest of his marijuana. From just the periodic use of drugs by Aaron Hernandez down to the moment he committed the murder of Odin Lloyd it is evident that the use of marijuana and PCP caused the defendant to lose control of what was going on around him and react without being fully aware of his …show more content…
This theory suggests that the motivation behind crime for a control theorist does not center on pressure resulting from negative affective states but rather the absence of important relationships (Hirschi 1969). With the absence of that relationship one is more prone to be involved in crime (Hirschi 1969). The absence of an important relationship in this case would apply to Aaron Hernandez and his father. Prior to his father’s death Aaron Hernandez never used nor abused any form of drugs. Aaron’s father was his world and kept him headed on the right path. An early theorist Robert Agnew also pointed out in the Strain Theory that absent relationships would lead to finding coping strategies, which Aaron Hernandez did as stated previously with regards to the Biological Theory with his usage of