Theories on

Deviance
Differential Association Theory
 Edwin
Sutherland
American
criminologist who
wrote the book
Criminology
(1924)
 DEVIANCE IS LEARNED
All criminal behaviour is learned and that
the learning process is influenced by the
extent of the individual's contact with
persons who commit crimes.
 Individual behaviour is learned
through peers and that, if an
individual's peer group is
delinquent, he will identify that
behaviour as normal.
Control Theory
 Walter
Reckless
American
criminologist that
published the text,
Juvenile
Delinquency
(1932)
 Self Control
Juvenile delinquency commonly arises from
a breakdown in moral and social forces
that otherwise contain deviant
behaviour.
 There are two control system that work
against the persons motivations to
deviate the inner controls and outer
controls.