ADMJ 0600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Social Control Theory, Enculturation, Differential Association

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Social process theory: the view that criminality is a function of people"s interactions with various organizations, institutions, and processes in society. Social learning theory: people learn the techniques and attitudes of crime from close relationships with criminal peers. Social control theory: crime occurs when forces that bind people to society are weakened or broken. Born bad and must be controlled to be good. Social reaction (labeling) theory: people become criminals when significant members of society label them as such and they accept those labels as a personal identity. Good or bad, people are shaped, directed, and influenced by the evaluation of others. Parental efficacy: ability of parents to be supportive of their children and effectively control them in noncoercive ways. Effects of dropping out and being bullied in school on chances of criminal offenses. Religion and the existence of high morals and beliefs.

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