Control theories of crime

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Deviance is considered a behaviour that arouses disapproval , hostility condemnation or even punishment because some people may find it offensive . Deviance behaviour is therefore considered an action outside the norms of the society or group and as such may land an individual in trouble . Deviance may go beyond once behaviour and encompass a moral judgement that is made by someone else watching our action . This judgement again would depend on one 's cultural norms ad values . It is quite hard to find a

universally condemned actions or behaviours . This relativity is witnessed even within the same societal set up where actions considered deviant would perpetually undergo some redefinition (Haralambos Holborn , 2008 .The issue of deviance has attracted numerous studies and researches that have tried to explain why people would be involved in deviant behaviours even when the society frowns on such acts . While social learning and strain theories would ask why people engage in deviant behaviours and then continues to look into factors that may push one to engage in deviant behaviours , control theories would start by asking why individuals conform

Control theorists have suggested that people are normally driven by strong desires to commit deviance . Haralambos and Holborn (2008 ) contend that the argument is that individuals find satisfaction for their desires in criminal acts than they would find in legal channels . For example , it would be much easier to rob for money than to sweat for it This perspective assumes that humans are hedonists...