CRI 205 Study Guide - Final Guide: Edwin Sutherland, Travis Hirschi, Social Control Theory
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Learning theories- humans are blank slates , gathering and learn from experience/others. Differential association: in criminology, differential association is a theory developed by. Edwin sutherland proposing that through interaction with others, individuals learn the values, attitudes, techniques, and motives for criminal behavior. Focus on what is learned and how it is learned. Criticisms: does not explain where definitions of crime originate/where it is learned, measurement and testability of frequency and durations of da, does not explain individual levels of receptivity of crime. Support: common finding that if you have more delinquent peers, you are more likely to be delinquent. More important in initial acquisition of criminal behavior than in maintenance. Parental style associated with delinquency erratic use of reinforcement endorse pro-criminal attitudes. Parental style association with conformity control, yet sensitive to child needs. Delinquent peers second strongest predictor of delinquency reinforcement(ridicule, status)
