CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Labeling Theory, Concentric Objects, Social Disorganization Theory
1 Mar 2017
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Desire or propensity to offend separates offenders from non-offenders. However, critics suggest that it is more about the ability or willingness to act on this desire. Motivation doesn(cid:495)t imply behavior widespread than actual criminal behavior. Many theorists have argued that the motivation to behave criminally is more. Breakdown of social bonds between an individual and a community: study of suicide; people can become disconnected from others and more likely to take their own lives. Juveniles are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior when the external and internal control that are expected to regulate their behavior are not working well. F. ivan nye: delinquency best understood in regards to the absence of effective controls rather than the presence of powerful motivations, family is the local of this control. Containment theory (walter reckless, 1967) that were mostly law-abiding. Attempt to explain how areas with high rates of delinquency contained youth. Youth are insulated from delinquency by inner and outer containments.
