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    effective they need to implement well considered and planned classroom management theories. There is a vast array of alternate theories with various strengths and weaknesses, and their suitability is highly dependent on the school and classroom environments, as well as the staffing structure within the school. The most appropriate option for beginning teachers when choosing an effective classroom management theory is finding one that best integrates with their own personal teaching philosophy (Lyons

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    at cyberbullying through the lens of choice theory, because choice theory, as described by William Glasser, the father of choice theory, states that this theory is in contradiction to the view that people cannot be responsible for their behaviours. Glasser stated in his theory that the actual cause of problems is individuals’ own choice (Glasser, 2000) and that our behaviours are directed by internal influences, not external influences. According to choice theory there are five fundamental motives

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    “We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.” William Glasser developed the choice theory. The choice theory states that we can choose most of our behaviors. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Junior possesses some but not all of Glasser’s human needs. The human needs he possesses (belonging, love, fun, and surviving) shaped his personality and was important to the progression of the story. Freedom and fun are two of Glasser’s

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    The best theory that is best to clarify criminal conduct is Rational choice theory. This theory was picked specifically in light of the fact that criminal conduct is the same as noncriminal conduct. This has been looked into on account of individuals perpetrated violations, nobody constrains them to do anything that he or she wouldn't like to do yet another reason is they surmise that the reward for the wrongdoing would be more fulfilling to their requirements as opposed to having nothing and remaining

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    with encouraging students to choose responsible behavior in a structured classroom. Being a substitute of course I want to give children the choice which is connected with the choice theory concept. The definition of choice theory is a discipline that contends that people choose most of their behaviors to gain control of other people or themselves. The choices of behavior are connected with six basic needs fun, freedom, belonging, love, power, and survival. I try to remember that student behaviors

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    Question 1: Capital Punishment and Rational Choice Theory In the modern world, abhorrent crimes result in major effects such as deaths and injuries. Examples include terrorism where there are multiple casualties. The law, while developing punishment for the offenders, presents the verdict to the individual in different ways such as jail sentence. However, in crimes involving serious impacts, capital punishment is considered a major verdict which is described as the practice of killing an offender

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    Deterrence theory is the basis and the ultimate desired outcome to deter crime in the United States (Feldmeyer, 2015). That has not always been true. There has been a period in U.S. history, 1960’s and 1970’s that Rehabilitation Theory was considered the method of choice (Feldmeyer, 2015). Rehabilitation Theory, including treatment, was to treat the “illness” rather than place heavier sanctions such as incapacitation. Even though Rehabilitation is not the predominate approach used today, it is still

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    Choice theory explained the human behavior of individuals in the young and middle adulthood phases of the life span on the operation of human mind and how behavior is developed. According to Glasser (1998), choice theory stated that every human behavior are motivated internally leaving individuals with basic five psychological choices such as to love, belonging, power, freedom, and to have fan as a way for their survival. Other than that, life span development is classified on how human possess the

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    police imposed bans, court imposed bans, and venue imposed bans. These three bans differ in a number of ways, and have different strengths and weaknesses regarding how well they work. They also relate to different social theories including, deterrence theory, and rational choice theory; all of which will be explored throughout this presentation. Court Court imposed bans can be issued for a number of reasons, most commonly to

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    of theories of behavior of crime. Criminologist try to analyze human behavior to find theories on who and why people commit the type of crimes they commit. They come up with different theories for human behavior. One of the theories studied is rational choice theory. Rational choice theory of crime” adopts a utilitarian belief that man is a reasoning actor who weighs means and ends, costs and benefits, and makes a rational choice.” (https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=what+is+rational+choice+theory+of+crime&*&spf=938)

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