Ch. 7 Flashcards

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Social learning theory

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View that people learn techniques/attitudes of crime from close relationships; crime is learned behavior

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Social control theory-

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View that everyone has potential to become criminal; but controlled by bonds

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Social reaction (labeling) theory -

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View that people become criminals when significant members of society label them as such & accept those labels

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Socialization:

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Process of human development and enculturation from social processes and institutions

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Parent efficacy:

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The ability of parents to be supportive of their children and effective control them

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Are dropout rates declining? Percent of Americans age 16-24 left school permanently?

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Yes, they are declining. 10% of Americans

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Stats of African boys/girls who receive suspension?

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Boys- 1 in 5

Girls- 1 in 10

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How much more likely African Americans suspended/expelled than whites?

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3 1/2 more times

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Girls and getting bullied?

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Girls twice as likely to be targets to harassing text messages

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Simon and Burt -

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Said people distrust world/people, embrace here and now orientation

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Differential association theory -

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View that people commit crime when person they look up to, makes them perceive more factors favoring crime

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Culture conflict -

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Result of exposure to opposing norms, attitudes, different morals

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Does differential association theory depend on social class?

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No

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Problems w/ differential association theory?

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Fails to account for 1st deviant “teacher” who taught others, and ignores spontaneous acts of violence

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Neutralization theory -

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View that law violators learn to neutralize conventional values, drift back and forth between criminal and conventional

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Neutralization theory views-

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Views that criminality is also learned experience, even criminals not always involved in crimes

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Drift:

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Movement in and out of delinquency; shift between conventional and deviant values

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Examples of neutralization techniques to not commit crimes -

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  • criminals voice guilt over illegal acts

- offenders frequently admire honest, law-biding people

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Neutralize values to commit crime -

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  • Denial of responsibility
  • Denial of injury
  • Denial of the victim
  • Appeal to higher loyalties
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Do criminals really neutralize?

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No, some offenders are guilt-free so there’s no need to

21
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Self-control:

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Strong moral sense that renders a person incapable of hurting others or violating social norms

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Commitment to conformity

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Strong personal investment in conventional institutions; institutions prevent them from hurting their reputation

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Hirschi’s social control theory -

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That social bond is divided into: attachment, commitment, belief, involvement

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Causes of Delinquency book -

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Links criminality to weakening in the ties that bind people to society

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Social bonds:
Ties that binds people to society; commitment, attachment
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Critique of social learning theory -
Researchers argue that delinquents aren't "lone wolves", high levels of involvement actually result in high criminal involvement
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Views of social reaction (labeling) theory -
Crime is defined by those in power, not only acts are labeled but also people
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Moral entrepreneur:
Person who creates moral rules that reflect the values of those in power rather than fair standards
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Stigmatized:
To apply negative labeling w/ enduring effects on a person's self-image
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Social reaction theory's key points -
- behaviors that are considered criminal are highly subjective - crime is defined by those in power - not only acts are labeled, but also people - both positive/negative labels involve subjective interpretation of behavior
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Consequences of labeling -
- Reinforce feelings f isolation and detachment - conviction is often carried out in "ceremonies"; individuals identity transformed Ex: Mentally ill - people react to label instead of actual behavior
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Successful degradation ceremonies:
Courses of action/ritual in which someone's identity is publicly redefined and viewed as socially unacceptable
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Causes of self-labeling (choices) -
- Negatively labeled individuals will become committed to a deviant career - take on attitudes that reflect people's assumptions - join w/ similar peers
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Social process theory -
View that criminality is factor of people's interactions w/ organizations, institutions
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Retrospective reading:
The reassessment of a person's past to fit a current generalized label
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Primary deviance:
Norm violation of crime that has little or no long term influence on the violator
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Secondary deviance:
Violation/crime that comes to the attention of significant others, has long term consequences
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Deviance amplification:
Process where secondary deviance pushes offenders out of mainstream society and locks them into escalating cycle of deviance
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Social reaction theory's 2 categories?
1) People will be powerless and unable to defend themselves against labels 2) people who are labeled will view themselves as deviant
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Racial profiling:
Use of racial/ethnic characteristics by police to determine whether person likely to commit crime
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Reflected appraisal:
When parents are alienated from their children, negative labeling reduces child's self image, increases delinquency
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What happens to youngsters who are labeled troublemakers in school?
Most likely to drop out
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Social process theory and public policy
Argue that if people become criminals by definitions favoring criminality, they can unlearn these attitudes by conventional behavior
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Diversion programs
Programs of rehabilitation that remove offenders from the normal channels of the criminals justice process, avoid the criminal label
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Restitution
Permitting an offender to repay the victim or go useful work in community rather than facing stigmas
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Have stigma-reducing programs been successful?
No