CRIM 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: White-Collar Crime, Travis Hirschi, Social Disorganization Theory
18 Apr 2018
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Important to note the importance of structural and social processes that might contribute to crime simultaneously. Social process explanations: crime results of interaction between individuals, micro-level view. Also addressed white color crime: new research about criminals learning from a mentor supports. Does(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e to people that (cid:455)ou i(cid:374)te(cid:396)a(cid:272)t (cid:449)ith: albert bandura: social learning theory, social learning theory: the view that individuals learn criminal attitudes and behaviors from others who already hold these attitudes and behaviors. Certain stimulus that are related to certain rewards or associations: something that we learn. Could be from mass media, someone you look up to: theory of aggression: aggression is learned, not biological, operant conditioning: ring a bell and feed the dogs. Bother are necessary to prevent delinquency: stop them from committing crime: Inner containments: positive self-concept, tolerance for frustration, and an ability to set realistic goals: outer containments: include institutions such as the family, prompt them to break the law:
