CRIM 2650 Lecture Notes - Law Abiding Citizen, Differential Association, Social Control Theory
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It clarifies the elements in differential association theory. Elaboration of sutherland"s differential association theory the theory that suggests that people learn criminal behaviour. Law abiding people learn anti- criminal definitions, while criminal learn pro-criminal definitions. Focuses on juvenile delinquents and young offenders both deviance theory and neutralization theory focus on juveniles. Vs. cultural deviance theory is an example of a social structure theory theories that assume that the structure of a neighborhood and society will determine the norms and values of that neighborhood. They have a value system that says that crime is ok . Is an example of a social process theory (social learning) disagrees from social structure theory. Not everyone from a lower class neighborhood commits crime. Attempt to explain these ideas of how some people commit crime while others refrain from doing so. Social process is also social learning, which ties in with sutherlands theory of differential association. We learn techniques through interactions with close peers.
