Psychological Explanations: Differential Assosiation Theory Flashcards

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What is differential association theory?

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An explanation for offending which proposes that, through interaction with others, individuals learn the values, attitudes, techniques and motives for offending behaviours.

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What did Sutherland develop regarding scientific principles?

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‘The conditions which are said to cause crime should be present when crime is present, and they should be absent when crime is absent’.

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What was Sutherland’s (1924) theory designed to do?

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Discriminate between individuals who become offenders and those who do not, whatever their social class or ethnic background.

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What are learning attitudes?

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When a person is socialised into a group they will be exposed to values and attitudes towards the law.

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What are the 2 types of learning attitudes?

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-Anti-crime
-Pro-crime

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What does Sutherland argue about your learning attitude?

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If the number of pro-criminal attitudes the person comes to acquire outweighs the number of anti-criminal attitudes, they will go on to offend.

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What are learning techniques?

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The would-be offender may also learn particular techniques for committing offences.
E.g. how to break into someone’s house through a locked window.

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Why do prisoners reoffend according to Sutherland?

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While inside prison, inmates will learn specific techniques of offending from other, more experienced offenders that they may put into practice upon their release.
-> learning may occur through observational learning and imitation or direct tuition from offending peers.

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