A fundamental role of criminologists in the society is to study information from existing theories on how to stop crime and basing on the information gathered advice policy makers and the criminal justice system on how to actively implement these theories into social platforms. Social learning theory of public policy explains how criminals learn criminal behavior from criminal behavior exhibited by other individuals.

Social learning theory

These theories are formed on the basis of people forming and having diverse associations with institutions, peers, family and other people around them on a usual basis that lead to crime. Family associations have a higher role to play when deciding criminality aspect of an individual. If these relationships are positive then there is success within usual law boundaries. If family relationships are negative then criminality prevails. Because individuals are not realistically expected to succeed within acceptable ways within the community, they only way they might be successful are through committing crime. Implications of this theory majorly affect young people because they teach offenders on the dangers of associating in bad behavior. These theories have further caused criminologists to warn the society on the dangers of negative behavior with attempts to rehabilitate those in criminal activities (Siegel 2010).

Strain and control theories

Strain and control implications fall under Social structure theories. These theories mainly focus on the economic and social structures within the society that work together to decrease and prevent crime. Policy implementation in strain and control theories is equally important to the lower socio-economic class within the society causing them to develop their own cultures to stop criminal behavior. Head State programs discussed in strain and control theories provide criminals with job opportunities, education and recreational programs to decrease their attention to crime (Siegel 2008).