ADMJ 0500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anti-Social Behaviour, Conflict Theories, Social Learning Theory
22 May 2019
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Deviant acts: departs from the norms of society. Crimes: deviant acts that are deemed socially harmful or dangerous. Classical theory: crime can be controlled if punishment is feared. People have free will to choose crime or not. Crime is attractive when benefits outweigh effort. Rational choice theory: crime is a function of a decision-making process. Offender weighs costs and benefits of committing the act. Classical criminology: criminal behavior is a personal choice and reflects the needs of the offender. Situational factors: target availability, security measures, police presence. Biological theories: criminal behavior has a physiological basis. Examined skull shape, jaw lines, ear size, and teeth structure. Women are less able to commit crimes because they lack physical strength. Biosocial theories: interactions between biology and the physical and social environment. Genetic makeup of parents is passed onto children. Genetic abnormality is linked to number of antisocial behaviors (hard to validate or prove: parental deviance.
