CRJU 591C Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Criminal Justice, Anti-Social Behaviour, Cannabis
11 Oct 2018
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CRJU 591C
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
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Low Self- Control
Tuesday, February , 8 : PM
Low Self-Control
Lecture Outline
Gottfredson and Hirschi:
1. Age explains crime
2. Age and propensity explain differences in crime
3. The propensity to commit crime is stable over time
Propensity= Low Self Control
Higher propensity means lower self control
Elements of Low Self-Control:
1. Impulsivity
Here and Now orientation
Need for immediate gratification
2. Simple Tasks
Lacks diligence, tenacity, or persistence
Prefer the easy way out
3. Risk Seeking
Active, physical, adventurous
4. Physical Activities
would rather be physical than do mental tasks
5. Self-centered
insensitive to the suffering and needs of others
6. Volatile Temper
Don't maintain a consistent temper
Easily get angered
Stability:
•Absolute levels of self control can change within persons
•Relative rankings between persons will remain constant over the life course
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Causes of Low Self-Control:
1. Ineffective child-rearing
2. Systems or institutions (i.e., school)
even in school, behaviors need to be reinforced at home to be effective
Other Propositions (of Gottfredson and Hirschi):
- Versatility:
Someone low in self control is going to commit a variety of crimes
- Self-selection:
keep selecting themselves into bad behaviors
Hard time getting out
Cycle of self selection
Policy:
•No rehabilitation
•Law enforcement and the criminal justice system can have little impact
•Increase the effort required to commit crimes
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Document Summary
Gottfredson and hirschi: age explains crime, age and propensity explain differences in crime, the propensity to commit crime is stable over time. Prefer the easy way out: risk seeking. Active, physical, adventurous: physical activities would rather be physical than do mental tasks, self-centered insensitive to the suffering and needs of others, volatile temper. Stability: absolute levels of self control can change within persons, relative rankings between persons will remain constant over the life course https://onedrive. live. com/view. aspx?resid=54eba7be55d9408!1991&app=onenote&authkey=!amz78zcyngrodsq. Causes of low self-control: ineffective child-rearing, systems or institutions (i. e. , school) even in school, behaviors need to be reinforced at home to be effective. Someone low in self control is going to commit a variety of crimes. Self-selection: keep selecting themselves into bad behaviors. Policy: no rehabilitation, law enforcement and the criminal justice system can have little impact, increase the effort required to commit crimes https://onedrive. live. com/view. aspx?resid=54eba7be55d9408!1991&app=onenote&authkey=!amz78zcyngrodsq. 3/28/2018: early education and effective child care programs, intervention efforts in childhood (before the age of 10)
