SOC205H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Control Theory, Left Realism
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253-255 (gottfriedson and hirshi"s general theory of crime up to "assessing the general theory of crime) Left realism: 282-283 (up until critique of left idealism) What is to be done about law and order: 285 (up until "left realism and. Rational choice theory: 298-299 (up to clark and cornish) Control theory proceeds from a different question and makes its case that this is a better starting point. It focuses on conformity and asks why most of us don"t commit crime more often. Its central argument: is that crime is a normal phenomenon and is something that should be expected in the absence of adequate controls. Tends to assume that human conduct is driven by desires and needs and that we are all predisposed to deviance. Became popular within criminology in the late 1950s and 1960s. Downes and rock (2011) distinguish between three different usages of the term "control" within criminology:
