SOC212H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Control Theory, Travis Hirschi, Basic Belief
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Social control theory is used to help us understand and reduce levels of criminal activity. it"s based upon the idea that an individual"s basic belief system, values, morals, commitments and relationships foster a lawful environment. Social control theory also examines how society influences criminal behaviour. Internal means of control, such as individual"s own sense of right and wrong, decrease the likelihood that one will deviate from social norms. Social control theory proposes that people"s relationships, commitments, values, norms, and beliefs encourage them not to break the law. Thus, if moral codes are internalized and individuals are tied into, and have a stake in their wider community, they will voluntarily limit their propensity to commit deviant acts. In the late 1960s, criminologists began to determine the various theories to identify crimes. Compelling ways to explain all forms of crime. Criminologists have all approach that crime and deviance is core of humanity.
