Discuss the nine propositions of differential association theory and further elaborate on the two propositions that are the "cornerstone" of Sutherland's theory

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Answer:
• Criminal behavior is learned.
• Criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other people in a process of communication.
• The principal part of the learning of criminal behavior occurs within intimate personal groups.
• When criminal behavior is learned, includes techniques of committing the crime, and the specific direction of motives, drives, rationalizations, and attitudes
• Specific direction of motives and drives is learned from definitions of legal codes as favorable and unfavorable.
• A person becomes a delinquent because of an excess of definitions favorable to violation of law over definitions unfavorable to violation of law.
• Differential association may vary in frequency, duration, priority, and intensity.
• Process of learning criminal behavior by association with criminal and anticriminal patterns incorporates all the mechanisms that are involved in any other learning.
• Although criminal behavior is an expression of general needs and value, it is not explained by those general needs and values, because noncriminal behavior is an expression of the same needs and values.
• Each proposition are significant to the establishment of a broad criminological knowledge base, propositions 5 and 6 are the cornerstone of the theory.
o Motives and drives can be thought of as ends and means, and are defined in either support or opposition to crime.
o Intimate group interactions or associations can vary in frequency, priority, duration, and level of intensity which affect learning through observation of role models.