1. Differential Association Theory
His concentration was in criminal behavior, but he deemed that it was vital to understand the correlation between a criminal, and the environment he or she lived in (Sutherland, 1939). ... 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). ... 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). ... ...
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