Learning Theory

Question 1

Point One

Answer 1

Criminal behaviour is learned.

Question 2

Point Two

Answer 2

Criminal behaviour is learned in interaction with other persons in a process of communication.

Question 3

Point Three

Answer 3

The principal part of the learning of criminal behaviour occurs within intimate personal groups.

Question 4

Point Four

Answer 4

When criminal behaviour is learned, the learning includes (a) the techniques of committing the crime and (b) the specific direction of motives, drives, rationalisations, and attitudes.

Question 5

Point Five

Answer 5

The specific direction of motives and drives is learned from definitions of the legal codes as favourable or unfavourable.

Question 6

Point Six

Answer 6

A person becomes a delinquent because of an excess of definitions favourable to the violation of law over definitions unfavourable to the violation of law.

Question 7

Point Seven

Answer 7

Differential association may vary in frequency , duration, priority and intensity.

Question 8

Point Eight

Answer 8

The process of learning criminal behaviour by association with criminal and anti - criminal patterns involves all the mechanisms that are involved in any other learning.

Question 9

Point Nine

Answer 9

Although criminal behaviour is an expression of general needs and values, it is not explained by these general needs and values, because non - criminal behaviour is an expression of the same needs and values.