SOC205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Peer Pressure, Compurgation, Contract Theory
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Do we develop a theory and go out and test it or do we collect data and then come up with a theory. So, what then is criminological theory: we need to think about criminological theory through crime, criminality, inequality, punishment, power, and society. A quick though experiment, part i: reward > risk to steal only an ipad, differential association doing it out of peer pressure, without knowing a lot, there are almost limitless explanations as to why that could"ve occurred. If you believe a person commits a crime because they"re evil, then they need to: when we see the rise of strong, centralized governments as an entity (ie. Germany or france: the development of a strong central government power, it influences the way in which we handle crime and shit, threats to those in positions in power can occur though a crime wave of sorts.
