Social Process Theories- Socialized Crime Flashcards

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What are the four basic premises of socialisation and crime?

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  • everyone has the potential to become a criminal
  • criminality is a function of individual socialisation
  • crime is not limited to the poor and under-class
  • we need to examine the agents of socialisation such as family, school, peer groups and religion
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Name the four social insitutions in social process theories

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Family relations, educational experience, peer relations and institutional involvement

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List 8 family relation issues that could lead to socialisation of crime

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  • conflict and tension
  • separation and divorce
  • single parenthood
  • inconsistent discipline
  • parent-child relations
  • parental mental health problems
  • drug abuse
  • child abuse and neglect
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Give examples of educational experience which could influence socialised crime

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  • dropping out
  • poor academic achievement
  • “streaming” or tracking
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Give three examples of peer relations which could influence socialised crime

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  • acceptance and popularity effect
  • falling in with a bad crowd
  • antisocial friends
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List institutional involvement and belief that can influence

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  • religious beliefs and values
  • religious participation
  • evidence of impact on criminal behaviour is mixed
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What are the three theories that are effects of socialisation on crime ?

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Social learning theory
Social control theory
Social reaction theory

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8
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What theory looks at “crime learned through interaction with criminal peers” ?

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Social learning theory

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9
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Who came up with social learning

Theory?

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Edwin h. Sutherland (1883-1950)

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10
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Research shows that differential associations is related to :

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Violent behaviour
Substance abuse and drug trade
Career patterns of crime

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What is differential reinforcement theory ?

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Combined differential association theory with operant conditioning.

  • deviant behaviour starts as imitation
  • maintained through reinforcement
  • weakened through punishment
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12
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What are the main influences in differential reinforcement theory ?

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Groups that control reinforcement abd punishment

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13
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Describe social control theory

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Criminal tendencies are controlled by bonds to society

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Social reaction theory…..?

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Criminality is result of labelling by significant other means.

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