O.J Simpson
Backround Information
 Was born in San Francisco on July 9, 1947
 Raised by single mother since parents
divorced. Mothers name was Eunice Durden.
 Grew up in housing projects in San Francisco
called the Potrero Hill
 Joined street gang as a teenager called the
Persian Warriors.
 Played football in college at USC
continued
 Was drafted to Buffalo Bills 1st overall in 1969
 First player to ever rush for 2000 yards in a single
season
 1973 NFL MVP
 Inducted into pro football hall of fame in 1985
 NFL 75th Anniversary all-time team
 Became an actor after football at one point
played a role in Roots.
 Become a commentator for Monday Night
Football
Former convictions
 Charged with the murder of Nicole Brown
and her friend Ronald Goldman
 He was found not guilty of all criminal
charges
 Very controversial case were most people
believed he was guilty.
 In the civil court case he was found liable for
the wrongful death of Ronald Goldman and
stabbing of Nicole Brown
Crimes
Had 5 miscellaneous charges of
crimes
Only had to pay 25,000 for
one case over pirating
broadcast signals.
He went into the hotel casino called
palace station and took sports
memorabilia at gunpoint with three
other men. He was arrested by the
police and went to court.
Was charged with felony
counts of criminal
conspiracy, kidnapping,
assault, robbery, and using a
deadly weapon.
Definition of Crimes
 Criminal Conspiracy: agreement between two or
more people to engage jointly in an unlawful or
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criminal act.
Kidnapping: taking of a person from one place to
another against their will.
Assault: an unlawful physical attack upon
another
Robbery: the taking of money or goods in the
possession of another
Use of deadly weapon: using any weapon which
can kill
Evidence brought against Oj
simpson
 All three of simpsons co defendants testified
against him saying that guns were used in the
robbery.
 An audio tape was recorded during the raid of
the hotel room
 Witness claimed that simpson told two of his
companions to pack heat for the raid
 Was sentenced to up to 33 years in a
incarcerated care at Lovelock Correctional
Center, Nevada. Is up for parole after 9 years
 A quote “Im absolutely, 100 percent, not
guilty.” OJ Simpson
 His main nickname was a nickname he
earned during his time playing football and it
was “Juice”.
Differential-Association
Theory
 I picked this theory because it is due to
criminal behavior being learned. OJ grew up
in the housing projects in San Fransisco so he
had a rough upbringing. He was raised by a
single mother also so had a different
childhood. He joined a gang in his teenage
years that he was apart of before leaving for
college. Although he left for college and
became a very successful pro athlete he still
had the criminal mindset from his upbringing.
Cont.
 I also believe that he may have been attached to
his upbringing throughout his entire professional
career . This meant he still kept all of his values
he learned young. With his crimes later in his life
it obviously shows that he was influenced greatly
by his youthful upbringing. It seems to me that
he may have lost majority of contact with his
deviant ways during his career of playing football
but during his retirement went back to it. Since
he grew up in a rough environment it was just a
natural reaction. He spent his entire childhood
around bad influences. This caused him to
become a criminal and fall to deviant acts.
Cultural references
 Most famous book written was If I did it.
 Also the book O. J. Simpson facts and fiction
was written for his first case
 Hundreds of other novels were written due to
his first trial of murder.
 A movie was made after the first trial called
the The O.J Simpson Story