CRM 1300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Control Theory, Community Service, Restorative Justice

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1300
• Professor: Michael Kempa

Document Summary

Critical theories: social control themes, marxism, feminism in criminology. People are rational: there is nothing unusual about people who deviate from the norm or who commit crime. People do not commit crime because they do not want to jeopardize their bonds to conventional society. Thrasher, shaw, mckay: ecological studies of city (chicago) - inner city disorganization and gangs (the need to belong to something): pay attention to the ecological fallacy: looking at aggregate data to make conclusions about individuals. Commitment: stake in the pursuit of conventional goals. Belief: in conventional values, mortality and legitimacy of law. For the most part, research has suppo(cid:396)ted hi(cid:396)s(cid:272)hi(cid:859)s theo(cid:396)(cid:455), pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ula(cid:396)l(cid:455) fo(cid:396) the (cid:448)a(cid:396)ia(cid:271)les of attachment and commitment. The evidence concerning involvement is mixed in that involvement in school activities is related to lower involvement in delinquency, while participation in hobbies and part-time jobs is not related to lower criminality and sometimes even higher rates of criminality.