SOCI 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Motor Vehicle Theft, Deindustrialization, Property Crime
18 Apr 2015
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Low self-control explains an individual"s propensity to commit or refrain from committing crimes, just as high self-control explains the likelihood of conforming to social norms/laws. Ppl involved w/ crime also engage in other harmful behaviours that provide st grati cation (e. g smoking, drinking, gambling, irresponsible sex, speeding) Lvl of self-control depends on quality of parenting in early childhood socialization. If a child has an abusive/neglectful upbringing, he will tend to be impulsive, insensitive, phys. (as opposed to mental), risk-taking, short-sighted & nonverbal. Tend to engage in analogous criminal acts outlined abose. Self-control will help w/ future school, work & relationships. Children whose parents care about them, supervise & punish their misconduct will develop the self-control needed, through socialization, to resist easy temptations offered by crime. Though lack of self-control & family"s role (parents) in its failed development do not mean that one will unequivocally become deviant; it will provide circumstances that will make conditions favourable for delinquency.
