STEP TWO: THE THEORY
While the case of Mr. Simon is terrible, it also makes someone think why did this happen? What caused Mr. Simon to push Ms. Go to her death?
I believe the best criminal theory that fits this case is Biosocial. I feel this best covers my belief that not only was Mr. Simon predisposed chemically to commit criminal acts but also that there was something that kicked it in gear during his lifetime. I feel a biologically based criminal theory also reflects not only what was going on in his mind at the time of his crime but also the likelihood that there was some sort of use of both narcotics and alcohol which would have certainly compounded what was going on not only within Mr. Simon’s body but also within his mind and body.
Based upon Unit 5 in this class, Mr. James Q. Wilson and Mr. Richard Herrnstein in 1985 renewed interest in this theory. They held that genetics and social forces can be a root cause of criminality. They believed that “neither biology nor environment alone is sufficient to explain why some people commit crimes and others do not, or why some people commit more crimes than others.”7
Wilson and Herrstein “. . . infer the existence of biological influences from two observations.”8 They looked at street crimes and the fact that they are comitted by “. . . young males who are disproportionately African American and possibly of lower intelligence.”8 They also observed that “. . . Males are up to fifty times more likely to commit crimes than females.”8 They both also were aware of research “. . . suggesting something biologically distinctive about the “average offender.”9
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1 Celona, Larry, et al., “Deranged man pushes Asian woman to death at Times Square subway station,” New York Post, Published January 15, 2022, Updated January 20, 2022, 12:19 P.M. ET, Accessed March 3, 2024.
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2 Kessen, Ben, et al., “What we know about Times Square subway shove victim Michelle Go,” New York Post, Published January 16, 2022, Updated January 17, 2022, 9:19 A.M. ET, Accessed March 3, 2024.
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3 Lapin, Tamar, et al., ‘Judge orders psych evaluation for Times Square subway shove suspect,” New York Post, Published January 19, 2022, Updated January 19, 2022, 2xx25 P.M. ET, Accessed March 3, 2024.
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4 Rovini, Rana, “DA: Man in Woman’s Deadly Times Square Subway Shove Used Both Hands to Kill Her,” “A 40-year-old Asian woman was pushed to her death in what appears to have been an unprovoked attack in Times Square over the weekend,” News 4 New York, Manhattan, Published January 19, 2022, Updated January 19, 2022, 9:55 P.M., Accessed March 3, 2024.
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6 DeGregory, Priscilla, “Martial Simon sent to mental facility over Michelle Go’s fatal subway shove,” New York Post, Published April 20, 2022, 7:10 P.M. ET, Accessed March 3, 2024.
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7 Barlow, H. D., & Kauzlarich, D. (2010). Explaining crime : A primer in criminological theory. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, Chapter 3, Page # 42-43.
8 Barlow, H. D., & Kauzlarich, D. (2010). Explaining crime : A primer in criminological theory. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, Chapter 3, Page # 43.
