CCJ-3011 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Differential Association, Social Learning Theory, Social Control Theory
20 Dec 2016
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Social learning theory: people learn the techniques and attitudes of crime from close relationships with criminal peers. Social control theory: everyone has the potential to become a criminal, but most people are controlled by their bonds to society. Labeling theory: people become criminals when significant members of society label them as such and they accept those labels as a personal identity. 3 things necessary for crime: definitions favorable to crime, techniques, opportunity. Definitions: motives, or rationalizations that define behavior as appropriate in a given situation. Techniques: skills or behavioral requirements for engaging in crime. Opportunities: situation is available to commit the crime. Intimate contact with others learn definitions, learn techniques learn to spot opportunities crime. Socialization strong bonds to single moral order controlled. Faulty socialization weak bonds to single moral order free to follow bad impulses. Behaviors that are considered criminal are highly subjective. Crime is defined by those in power. Not only acts are labeled but also people.
