Modern Social Learning Theory suggest that “people learn the techniques and attitudes of crime from close and intimate relationships with criminal peers; crime is a learned behavior (Siegel, 2013).” There are four different ways that social learning can be used to explain criminal behavior. First is through differential association, which means that the amount of time that is spent with a person, the frequency that is spent with this person, the priority of this person in one’s life, and the intensity that a person has on one’s life leads to another picking up on their antisocial and criminal behaviors. Second is neutralization theory, which is where one learns to drift in and out of legal and illegal activity, but the must first be able to
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He was raised by a man that he grew up thinking was his dad, but, later learning that his biological father was in prison for murder. His father was an alcoholic and would beat Charlie’s mother, all in which Charlie witnessed. As Charlie got older, his stepfather introduced him to alcohol at age 14, where the two of them spent countless weekends drinking together. At the age of 15 his mom and stepdad got a divorce. Charlie had to go live with his grandmother. Charlie hated living there. His grandmother was a poor woman who raised six kids and did not have indoor plumbing. He never had friends over; therefor he would go out with his friends. Makes you wonder what criminal acts Charlie picked up from this group of friends. For Charlie, his childhood was a recipe for disaster. As described earlier social learning theory is where criminal behavior is learned. Charlie could learn from others mistakes and be a law abiding member of society, but instead, Charlie learned all of the negative behaviors that he grew up …show more content…
From the standpoint of social learning, many of these behaviors that Charlie engaged in were learned behaviors. Charlie gained three different charges of assault, public intoxication and stealing. Charlie learned the drinking from his stepfather, whom only encouraged him to drink and allowing him to drink. He also learned the assault from his stepfather, in the aspect that he watched him beat his mother on many occasions. His stepfather was an important person in his life, he spent a lot of time with him, and his stepdad had a big influence on Charlie. Charlie got in a fight at school which got him dropped from the basketball team, he was charged with assault. That is when he was put into state custody, on a moderate risk residential program. He was there for eight months. Charlie Successfully completed his stent in the group home program and returned to his grandmother’s home where he was arrested again within three months. Charlie knew how to get out of situations. He had good manners and knew how to work people. After many more times in front of the judge, Charlie was finally committed to a long term secure residential program for rehab and
He was raised by a man that he grew up thinking was his dad, but, later learning that his biological father was in prison for murder. His father was an alcoholic and would beat Charlie’s mother, all in which Charlie witnessed. As Charlie got older, his stepfather introduced him to alcohol at age 14, where the two of them spent countless weekends drinking together. At the age of 15 his mom and stepdad got a divorce. Charlie had to go live with his grandmother. Charlie hated living there. His grandmother was a poor woman who raised six kids and did not have indoor plumbing. He never had friends over; therefor he would go out with his friends. Makes you wonder what criminal acts Charlie picked up from this group of friends. For Charlie, his childhood was a recipe for disaster. As described earlier social learning theory is where criminal behavior is learned. Charlie could learn from others mistakes and be a law abiding member of society, but instead, Charlie learned all of the negative behaviors that he grew up …show more content…
From the standpoint of social learning, many of these behaviors that Charlie engaged in were learned behaviors. Charlie gained three different charges of assault, public intoxication and stealing. Charlie learned the drinking from his stepfather, whom only encouraged him to drink and allowing him to drink. He also learned the assault from his stepfather, in the aspect that he watched him beat his mother on many occasions. His stepfather was an important person in his life, he spent a lot of time with him, and his stepdad had a big influence on Charlie. Charlie got in a fight at school which got him dropped from the basketball team, he was charged with assault. That is when he was put into state custody, on a moderate risk residential program. He was there for eight months. Charlie Successfully completed his stent in the group home program and returned to his grandmother’s home where he was arrested again within three months. Charlie knew how to get out of situations. He had good manners and knew how to work people. After many more times in front of the judge, Charlie was finally committed to a long term secure residential program for rehab and