Differential Association Theory

Differential association theory is a learning theory of criminality developed by American criminologist Edwin H. Sutherland (1883–1950). Sutherland's theory focused on crime as a set of learned behaviors. Sutherland posited that learning to “do crime” was not all that ...

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