CJ 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Social Control Theory, Social Control, Internal Control
5 Oct 2016
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Cj 300 - lecture 10: social bonding and control theory (ch. Reiss" and nye"s theories of internal and external controls. Internal reasons why someone would commit a crime. Ex: you don"t want someone to make fun of you. Ex: church, school, etc. keeps you from committing crimes. You have personal ideas and social constructs that keep you from committing crimes. Sykes" and matza"s techniques of neutralization and drift. Social control is going to control you committing crimes (you will drift back and forth between wanting to commit crimes and not) Social control has a stronger influence (less about internal control) Theorized that if you strengthen these 4 components, then you will be able to reduce crime. Worry about partner if you go to jail or break the law: belief (in law) How you feel about the law/your opinion of how well it works. A strong belief in the law = lower likelihood of committing crimes: commitment.
