values norms - used to define what is considered acceptable behavior in a society., internal - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ social control - thoughts we have that stop us commiting crime, external - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ control - thoughts others have that prevent us from commiting crime, primarysocialisation - the process of learning what behaviour is acceptable in society, through social interactions with our families, internalisation - the action of accepting or absorbing an idea, opinion, belief, etc. so that it becomes part of your character, secondsocialisation - the process of learning wider values, norms, customs and expectations of society from institutions outside of our families, rationaldecision - the process of doing something which makes logical sense, which has considered different variables and comes to conclusions based on evidence, rationalchoicetheory - This suggests that humans are rational beings, who weigh up the cost and reward of an action, when deciding how to behave, tradition - way of affirming one’s identity and being accepted as a member of the community., cooersion - convincing someone that they want want they dont, Attachment - The more attached we are to people in society the more we care about their opinion. Therefore we obey the law to please them and respect their norms, Commitment - The more committed we are to conventional goals if we get involved in crime the more we risk. So we are more likely to want to confrom, Involvement - The more involved with conventional, law abiding activities , the less time and energy we will have to get involved in crime, Beliefs - If we have been socialised to believe that it is right to obey the law , we are less likely to break it., control theory - claims that your criminal activity directly relates to your bonds to society.,

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