Criminal Theory
This theory says crime happens when people’s ties to society are weak.
What Is
SOCIAL CONTROL THEORY
This theorist argued that strong social bonds prevent individuals from committing crime.
Who Is
TRAVIS HIRSCHI
core question of Hirschi’s theory
Why do men obey rules of society?
When the society is disorganized
What is Social Disorganization?
extra 300 points if you can name all 5 zones!!
you start to perceive yourself how you perceive others view you
What is looking glass self
This outcome occurs when social bonds are strong.
What Is
CONFORMITY
This theorist introduced the four elements of the social bond: attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief.
Who Is
TRAVIS HIRSCHI
This bond refers to emotional connections to family, friends, and others.
What Is
ATTACHMENT
Explain Critical Race Theory and Conflict Theory
CRT says racism is embedded into social institutions
Conflict theory says capitalism is a reason crime may occur/ prioritizes the socioeconomic disparities
Media promoting an exaggerated idea of crimes in a city
What is Race Adjustment
According to social control theory, weak bonds increase the likelihood of this.
What Is
DELINQUENCY OR CRIME
This theorist collaborated with Hirschi later to develop a related theory focused on self control.
Who Is
MICHAEL GOTTFREDSON
This element involves investment in conventional goals like education or careers.
What Is
COMMITMENT
Robert Agnews Strain theory explains
What is Positive stimuli removed from life, Negative stimuli enters
explain difference between racism and discrimination
Racism is the belief that one racial group is superior to another racial group
Discrimination is the act of treating someone differently
Critics argue the theory overlooks this factor when explaining crime among minorities.
What Is
RACIAL INEQUALITY OR DISCRIMINATION
This theorist’s ideas helped shape the concept that socialization and moral beliefs prevent deviance.
Who Is
ÈMILE DURKHEIM
This bond reflects participation in conventional activities like school or sports.
What Is
INVOVLEMENT
examines the issues at the individual level
What is Labeling theory
Extra 300 points if you can explain Tannenbaums dramatization of evil
More social togetherness, less crime
What is collective efficacy
This limitation challenges the idea that everyone has equal ability to form strong social bonds.
What Is
STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY
This theoris claimed social control theory is “general” and applicable across racial and ethnic groups.
Who Is
TRAVIS HIRSCHI
This bond relates to accepting moral rules and laws as valid.
What Is
BELIEF
A teenage boy gets called a nerd for going to school and making good grades. He lives in a community where the code of the streets is heavily stood on. He sees a gang member shoot his friend and decides to talk to the police. He is now seen as an outsider due to snitching.
What is Labeling Theory
extra 500 points if you name what’s being described in the example
5 adaptations
conformity
innovation
ritualism
retreatism
rebellion
extra 500 points if you can explain each