SOC212H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Self-Control
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Strengths - strong empirical support bc focus on large range of real/practical problems, not vague (like anomie, culture) Implications criminal justice system, controls more deviant criminals (more so murder than trespassing), surveillance = encourages self control. Social controls theory (ukraine mass protest = mass text from govt increasing punishment for those involved with the mass disturbance) Premises: deviance happens indefinitely bc it"s fun/useful/attractive, & that"s a good enough explanation, laws exist to protect interests of majority, self control comes from socialization strong = conformity vs weak = deviant. Popularity: failure of rehabilitation - crime rates not going down, rise in conservatism - individual responsibility & tough on crime approaches became popular (reagan & thatcher) Control theories not conservative by nature, but simply useful to govt crime control agendas at the time: concrete, applicable approach to crime. Walter reckless - containment theory: intensity of our inner & outer controls (drive) determine if we do deviant acts.
