Sociological theories of crime

proposed the concept of “anomie” or the absence of social norms.

• Emile Durkheim

• Gabriel Tarde

• Adolphe Quetelet

• Andre Michael Guerry

introduced the theory of imitation which proposes the

process by which people become criminals.

• Emile Durkheim

• Gabriel Tarde

• Adolphe Quetelet

• Andre Michael Guerry

Founder of the Ecological or Cartographic

School of Criminology

• Emile Durkheim

• Gabriel Tarde

• Adolphe Quetelet

• Andre Michael Guerry

the first to take advantage of the criminal statistic that was beginning to become available in the 1820’s.

• Emile Durkheim

• Gabriel Tarde

• Adolphe Quetelet

• Andre Michael Guerry

Popularized by Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay

It focuses on the conditions within the urban environment that affects crime rates.

• Social Disorganization Theory

• Strain Theory

• Cultural Deviance Theory

• Differential Association Theory

This theory holds that crime is a function of the conflict between the goals people have and the means they can use to legally obtain them.

• Social Disorganization Theory

• Strain Theory

• Cultural Deviance Theory

• Differential Association Theory

according to this theory, because of strain and social isolation, a unique lower-class culture develops in disorganized neighborhoods.

• Social Disorganization Theory

• Strain Theory

• Cultural Deviance Theory

• Differential Association Theory

formulated by Edwin Sutherland

The principle that criminal acts are related to a person’s exposure to an excess amount of antisocial attitudes and values.

• Differential Reinforcement Theory

• Neutralization Theory

• Differential Association Theory

• Social Reaction Theory

more commonly called labeling theory

it states that people become criminals when significant members of society label them as such and they accept those labels as a personal identity.

• Cultural Deviance Theory

• Strain Theory

• Social Reaction Theory

• Social Control Theories

Created by Edwin M. Lemert,

Involves norm violations or crimes that have very little influence on the actor and can be quickly forgotten.

• Primary Deviance

• Secondary Deviance

• Containment Theory

• Social Bond Theory