CRMN 2850U Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Albert Reiss, Travis Hirschi

• School: UOIT
• Department: Criminology-and-Justice
• Course: CRMN 2850U
• Professor: Jordan Harel

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Before to this learning theories/social structural were popular. Early learning theories we(cid:396)e(cid:374)"t that popular but they laid the groundwork for future theorizing. Personal factors = impulse restraint, delayed gratification: these concepts are similar to other theories. Nye"s co(cid:374)trol theory: ivan nye, 1958, a comprehensive theory that focuses on the family, three primary components of control: Leads to de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of the i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s conscience. If not met then deviance would occur: argued that parental controls form a u-shaped curve which help predicts delinquency, most chronic offenders: Creating a balance of freedom and control. Reckless" co(cid:374)tai(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t theory: walter reckless, emphasis on: Internal and external controls: break from prior assumptions specifically because his theory focused on predictive factors: (cid:862)push(cid:863) o(cid:396) (cid:862)pull(cid:863) and individual towards delinquency. Still on control: individuals can be (cid:862)pushed(cid:863) i(cid:374)to deli(cid:374)(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) from: Individual factors can (cid:862)push(cid:863) an individual towards delinquency (risk taking personality: also, can be (cid:862)pulled(cid:863) into delinquency. Excessive violence on tv: be(cid:455)o(cid:374)d (cid:862)i(cid:374)(cid:271)o(cid:396)(cid:374) te(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)ies(cid:863)