Week 5: Social Bonding & Control Theories

Question 1

Walter Reckles’s= ____ theory

=C___

Answer 1

=Containment theory

Question 2

Sykes & Matza= (2) possible answers
= D____ T__
=T_____

Answer 2

= Drift theory

=Techniques of Neutralisation

Question 3

Reiss’s & Nye’s Theories of ______ controls & _____ Controls:
What is the theory:

Answer 3

= Reiss’s & Nye’s Theories of Internal controls & External Controls
= They neutralise their normal values/beliefs that would usually stop them form committing the crime

Question 4

Hirschi & Gottfredson: ___ ____ theories

What is it: The stronger the _____, the ____ the probability of delinquency

Answer 4

= Self Control theory

= The stronger the bonds, the less likelihood of delinquency.

Question 5

Social bond theory is by =

What is the concept=

Answer 5

Hirschi

= Delinquent acts = the bond broken with society

Question 6

What are the 4 elements of the social bond theory by Hirschi:
What does each element represent :

Answer 6

A = Attachment; they admire, close ties
C = Commitment: What would be lost if they were criminal
B = Belief: The less a person believes they should obey the rules, the more they are likely to brake them.
I = Involvement: There more free time they have can be used for criminal acts

Question 7

Are social controls & Self control the same things?

Answer 7

=YES!

Question 8

What is the main problem of self control:
= Bad___
=_____

Answer 8

= Bad parenting and failed socialisation

Question 9

What is another name for “Self-Control” theory:

Answer 9

=General theory of crime

Question 10

Is there empirical validity of the social bond theory:

Answer 10

=Yes

Question 11

According to Hirschi, delinquency is mostly associated with:

Answer 11

= Delinquent Friends

Question 12

Explain Walter Reckless’s pushes and pulls theory:
=Pushes: Un___ with ____, Fru____&B___
=Pull’s:G____, Relationships with ____

Answer 12

= unhappiness with living conditions & Frustration and boredom
= Gang membership, Relationship with peers