CRIM104 Exam Flashcards
types of sentencing reports (2)
PSR (pre-sentencing report) + gladue report
most deviant behaviour is a result of insufficient social control (who?)
Nye
Nye believes…?
deviant behaviour is the result of insufficient social control via direct and indirect means
social bonding theory (who?)
Hirshii
A lack of social bonds contributes to offending behaviour…(who?)
Hirshi
Hirshi’s bond consists of four elements:
Attachment (emotional commitment to peers/figure)
Commitment (conformity)
Involvement (how much time)
Belief (level of agreement)
Power control theory (who?)
Hagan, Gillis., and Simpson
parental positions and patriarchal attitudes result in different control placed on boys and girls
power control theory
self-control theory (who?)
Gottfredson and Hirshi
Crime is the result of low self-control
Gottfredson and Hirshi
Individuals go through stages that give them bonding opportunities (who?)
Sampson and Laub
Elements of self-control: (6)
1.) immediate gratification
2.) little or no long term benefits
3.) requires little skill
4.) may cause pain to victim
5.) exciting, risky
6.) easy and simple gratification
Sampson and Laub
Life course theory
when does crime peak?
15-17 years old
what is the ted talk we watched about social control
- how gang life is not very different from the normal world
- involves social bonding that allows them to commit and execute crime
- as such, if we understand how social bonds are formed in gangs we can better help people transition out of gang life
looking glass self
How do we define ourselves based on social interactions and perceptions *context and group power
symbolic interactionalism
the meaning or value that we attach with objects, people and interactions
what theory does symbolic interactionalism relate to?
labelling theory
Labelling theory (who?)
Tennenbaum
Who did tennenbaum study?
juvenile delinquents
who coined the two types of deviance (primary and secondary?)
Ewdin Lemert