📚 Sutherland: Differential Association Th

Question 1

Sutherland

Answer 1

Criminality is the result of imitation and learned attitudes in groups that favour law-breaking

Question 2

Sutherland - study

Answer 2

Group attitudes in the workplace often normalised behaviour.
Members able to justify their crimes
- everyone else is doing it

Question 3

Sutherland - strengths

Answer 3

• Crime often runs in families
• Juvenile delinquents are more likely to have friends who commit anti-social acts – they learn from peer groups.

Question 4

Sutherland - limitation

Answer 4

Not everyone exposed to criminal
influences becomes crimin