Coercion and Punishment Flashcards
What is coercion
Forcing, through physically or psychologically, people to do certain things
What are an example of coercion?
Negative sanctions of the criminal justice system
What did Hirschi say?
People conform and obey laws due to their bonds with society and if the bonds are weak we are more likely to commit crime
What are the 4 bonds?
Attachment, Commitment, Involvement, Beliefs
Explain attachment
The more attached you are to a person the more you care of their opinion of you
Explain commitment
The more committed you are to something such as a job the more you have to lose by committing crime
Explain involvement
The more involved with something such as youth clubs the less time you have for crime
Explain beliefs
If we have been socialised to believe it is right to obey the law we are less likely to break it
How does parenting help?
Helps to create bonds and low self control is a major cause of delinquency which results from poor upbringing
What should parents do?
Involve themselves in teenagers life
Take an interest in what they do at school
Show strong disapproval of criminal beahviour
What did Walter Reckless point to?
Points to importance of parenting and socialisation
Have psychological tendencies that can lead to criminality
Effective socialisation can provide internal containment
How have feminists used control theory?
Heidsohn argued that patriarchal society controls females more closely - women spend more time on domestic duties
What did Pat Carlen find?
Females who do offend often failed to form attachment to parents because they had suffered abuse in the family or been brought up in care
