ATS1281 Study Guide - Final Guide: Delayed Gratification, Homicide, Social Inequality
30 Jul 2018
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Became popular within criminology in the late 1950s and 1960s same period, beginnings of countercultural movements; time in which traditional sources of authority were coming under increasing scrutiny and question. Implicit normative position of most control theory: the fact that it is apparently comfortable with, and supportive of, greater punishment and regulation (perhaps why until fairly recently such approaches have been thoroughly unfashionable) What distinguishes control theories from many other theories is the emphasis placed upon the importance of controls or, conversely, the implied lack of attention paid to the causes of crime. Control theory focuses on conformity (as opposed to deviance) and asks why most of us do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)it (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)e (cid:373)o(cid:396)e ofte(cid:374). Internal --> abides by rules because of conscience (freudian language --> "superego") Informal sources - teachers, parents, friends: formal sources - police, court system, perhaps religious roles.
