CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Control Theory, Juvenile Delinquency, Differential Association
26 Sep 2017
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Society as an entity, greater than its parts. Integration: social forces of attraction; social bonds, collective beliefs. Regulation: social forces of restraint; laws and social structure. Social disorganization leads to a breakdown in informal social controls. When informal social controls break down, societies become more inclined to turn to formal social controls. Came after the roaring twenties, the great depression and world war two. Tv shows like leave it to beaver, father knows best, lassie. Direct control= punishment or restraints act as external forces. Indirect control= identification with and affection for parents and significant others. Main cause of crime in gottfredson and hirschi"s 1990 book a general theory of crime. General theory meant to explain all crime, all of the time, at all ages, under all circumstances. Signs (symptoms) include impulsivity, short sightedness, inability to delay gratification. Once it is instilled, tends to be highly stable over the life course.
