1. Defining Differential Association
Sutherland conflicts with Hirschi's theory that definitions favorable to law violation are caused primarily by weak social bonds. ... (Burton; 1991 Macdonald 1989) There is a current study that tests the generality of social control and differential association theories to a population that has been infrequently studied: young adult felons drawn from the inner city. ... There are four (4) different variables that are used to test these theories: 1) data collection - which was collected from felons entering a boot camp program. 2) Sample characteristics - the sample used was 1,031 me...
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