CRM 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Juvenile Delinquency, Moral Panic, Subculture

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 101
• Professor: Bryant Greenbaum

Document Summary

Sociological approaches have and still are the most prevalent and accepted theories in criminology. Emile durkheim: founder of academic sociology (france) 1800s. Theories: social disorganization theory, differential association theory, sociology of deviance and labelling theory. Held the view that crime + deviance is normal (relatively) in society in response to social/ culturally learned social circumstances. Emphasizes the effects of social structures/institutions/orgs/class/roles/norms/learning in shaping criminals. Differe(cid:374)t (cid:272)ultures ha(cid:448)e differe(cid:374)t (cid:448)ie(cid:449)s o(cid:374) (cid:449)hat is (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered (cid:862)(cid:272)ri(cid:373)e(cid:863) Look at the environment > the individual when looking for reasons they become. Psychosocial + biosocial criminology are mixed forms of theories criminals. Consensus perspective (shared norms, beliefs) also called structural functionalism the view that so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) is (cid:862)(cid:374)atural(cid:863) Society needs order/regulation/laws in order to be effective/cohesive. Baron de montesquieu = laid groundwork for sociology of knowledge. Henri de saint-simon = applied scientific principles to the studying of society. Auguste comte = coined terms sociology and positivism. Political turmoil 17-18th century english, american, french revolutions.