SOC 3710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anomie, Juvenile Court, Parens Patriae
11 Jan 2017
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Learning theories different ways people associate with one another. How we learn what is right and wrong from our parents. Edwin sutherland: differential association: principles of delinquency, 9 principles, learn through association. Think like a criminal and learn the skills and assets of a criminal. 5 techniques of neutralization- why you committed the crime could be applied. Denial of the victim- don"t label the person as a victim- the person asked for it to every act. Denial of injury- nobody is actually hurt e. g. bank robbery. Denial of responsibility- place the blame on someone else. Condemnation of the condemners- the offenders maintain that those who condemn their offense are doing so purely out of spite, or are shifting the blame off of themselves unfairly. Appeal to higher loyalties- gang membership- e. g. continue on in gang because you have someone to call to (loyalty factor: david matza: drift theory (ties to sykes and matza)
