CC210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Siblicide, Expectancy Theory, Dsm-5
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Society and its pressures may cause people to commit crime out of need. Travis hirschi people bonds in society relate to whether they commit crime. Through interaction with others people learn motives and ideas to commit crime. Collects crime data based on voluntary action by the local and state law enforcement. All crime that is not reported or accounted for is a dark figure of crime. Explains why people under high stress and pressure will commit crime they wouldn"t normally. Does not explain why people with a family and happy life commits crime. Interactions with people create learned behaviours of crime. Ex pressures from work cause someone to rob a bank. Ex loved ones stop you from doing bad things out the attachment and care between you and them. Relates to role models and can be heavily facilitated with family members. Helps keep uniformity and allows a crime census to be conducted.