CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anomie
11 Mar 2015
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Types of theories: meta theories grand theories that offer wide concepts, social problems that cause crime, unit theories emphasize a particular problem and make assertions about the problem, male ages 40 are more likely to engage in property crime, macro theories broad, tend to explain effects of social structure, focus more on crime rates than why people become criminals, micro theories narrow, tend to focus on process of indv/ group becoming criminal, social learning theory how people become criminals (not genetic, bridging theory attempt to address issues of social structure and process. The demonic era: prior to the 18th century crime was perceived by religion, demonic beliefs, righteous people prayed and didn"t commit crimes, while weak people sinned, tortures conducted, trial by ordeal throwing people in to see if they were guilty (floated) or not guilty ( drowned, church was responsible for dealing with criminals.
