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Criminal Behavior and Learning Theory

  • Jeffery C
Springer US, (1995), 175-186
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9829-6_11
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Abstract

One of the most popular theories of criminal behavior, especially among sociologists and social psychologists, is the notion that criminal behavior is learned behavior. The theory of differential association, put forth by Edwin H. Sutherland (1), is a learning theory...

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Jeffery, C. R. (1995). Criminal Behavior and Learning Theory. In Contemporary Masters in Criminology (pp. 175–186). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9829-6_11

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