Differntail Association theory

Question 1

Who developed differential association theory

Answer 1

Edwin Sutherland

Question 2

How is criminal behaviour learned

Answer 2

Through interactions with others

Question 3

Whta does person learn from interactions with others

Answer 3

Values, attatidues, techniques and motives

Question 4

Why would someone more likely to commit a crime

Answer 4

Associates more with members of group that favour crime pro criminal attitudes than meme nerd with pro social attitudes more likely to display deviant behaviour

Question 5

2 types of attitudes

Answer 5

Pro criminal and pro social

Question 6

Weaknesses

Answer 6

Theory not complete
- fails to explain why some people commit impulsive or one off crimes
- eg commit a crime spontaneously without forethought with no favourable association to criminality

Fails to explain all types of crime
- eg embezzlement surrounded by ppl with pro social attitudes

Question 7

Srengths

Answer 7

Research
- tested 1153 newly convicted criminals to see whether the differential association theory could explain criminal behaviour, found most cases it was a good predictable in MEN

Explain high crime rates
- high crime rates in certian area more than others
- so,some grows up in an area with high crime rate exposed to more pro criminal than pro social attitudes
- more likely to imitate behaviour