Evalaution Of Differential Association Flashcards
1
Q
Explanatory power?
A
Accounts for all crimes within all sectors of society
2
Q
Shift of focus?
A
Theory helped moved criminality away from biology and draws attention to dysfunctional social circumstances and environments to blame for offending
3
Q
Difficulty in testing?
A
Pro criminal attitudes are hard to measure - difficult to know what time the urge to offend occurs
4
Q
Alternative explanations?
A
Response of family crucial to determining if individual will reoffend
5
Q
Individual differences?
A
Danger of stereotyping who came from poor backgrounds
