Reinforcements of a behavior will cause an individual to repeat that behavior and punishments will do the opposite. ... Individuals who watch others act in a certain way, deviant or not, will be more likely to repeat that behavior because all behaviors are learned. ... These definitions can be applied to both deviant and non-deviant behaviors. ... Akers and Gang Lee argue that Akers and Burgess's social learning theory applies to smoking exactly as it does to any other deviant or delinquent behavior. ... Their results proved social learning theory to be an applicable and acceptable defini...

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The intolerance of children exhibiting less than "acceptable" behaviors is not new to our society and social norms. ... There are many effects that might contribute to this behavior including changes socially and physically. ... The first major effect for increased intolerance of children exhibiting "bad behavior" may deal with the social aspect of the child and their community. ... Behaviors outside of this could make for other difficulties not just socially. ... If this behavior is tolerated, children could be inclined to think violence is acceptable. ...

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After these instances Sutherland started to examine society more and more, he was constantly evaluating what was acceptable behavior and what was not (Sutherland, 1924). ... Sutherland along with Thornsten Sellin developed a research for the Social Science Council to make criminology more socially structured (Sutherland, 1924). They derived at a theory called "culture conflict" which suggest the different values and different views between different social groups in a society on what is acceptable behavior is what causes crime ( Sellin, 1964). ... An individual may believe through...

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Research show that it is definitely a major source of violent behavior in children. ... It is scientifically proved that children copy violent scenes from television, believing that this type of behavior is acceptable. ... Social environment and family lifestyle have been proved to have a direct affect on a teenagers" behaviour. Failure to stop a child from doing something wrong could lead the child to believe that his manner is acceptable. ...

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These acts are only considered criminal because society seeks to regulate these particular types of behavior and argues that they are illegal. ... Similarly, the marijuana problem could be a conscious response to social conditions. ... Edwin Sutherland's concept of differential association argues that criminal behavior is learned in small groups (Sacco and Kennedy, 2002). Another theory asserts that certain criminals are born into environments that tend to generate criminal behavior including extreme poverty or minority groups (Sacco and Kennedy, 2002). ... Specifically, the current p...

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Variable one, known as the lack of conventional values, summarized in the Social Bond theory by Travis Hirschi. Conventional values are recognized as the normal or acceptable behaviors recognized by law-abiding citizens. ... Seventy-seven percent of participants reported that they were left without supervision at times while only 36% reported that their supervisor noticed suspicious behavior. ...

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As the societies began to develop and social classes were established, republics and governing laws were created to keep the order of society. ... Responding to the behavior of the states following through with the death penalty, the Supreme Court stated that the execution was "not always cruel and unusual " in the 1976 case of Gregg v. ...

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It is argued that the social cost of keeping a criminal alive, sheltered, eating and sleeping out of tax payer's money is shocking, whereas homeless people all around the country would benefit much more from this money. ... The deterrence theory proposes that a sane person will avoid criminal behavior if the severities of the punishment are greater than the benefits of the illegal act. ... Retribution is seen by many as an acceptable reason for the death penalty. ...

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- It is (1) grossly disproportionate to the severity of the crime and (2) makes no measurable contribution to acceptable goals of punishment. ... Applying the standard eighth amendment analysis, Justices Stevens, Brennan, Marshall, and Blackmun agreed that the execution would constitute cruel and unusual punishment because it was "inconsistent with standards of decency and failed to contribute to the two social goals of the death penalty" retribution and deterrence." ... There has been research conducted on the 91 juveniles who had been sentenced to death between 1973 and 1991 found that: ...

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