This chapter reviews the empirical research evidence on the validity of social learning theory
as an explanation of criminal and deviant behavior. It asserts that social learning theory can …

A causal model is formulated for the thesis that in inner‐city youth exposed to high levels of
violence, cognitions that normalize violence mitigate affective effects of exposure while …

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Sixth Edition, provides a psychological and evidence-
informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological and …

Neutralizations are important explanations for the rise and persistence of deviant behavior.
We can find many different and overlapping techniques of neutralizations in the literature …

Recent academic investigations of computer security policy violations have largely focused
on non-malicious noncompliance due to poor training, low employee motivation, weak …

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Fifth Edition, discusses the psychology of criminal
behavior, drawing upon general personality, as well as cognitive-behavioral and cognitive …

The social learning theory of crime integrates Edwin H. Sutherland's diff erential association
theory with behavioral learning theory. It is a widely accepted and applied approaches to …

In Criminological Theories, the noted criminologist Ronald Akers provides thorough
description, discussion, and appraisal of the leading theories of crime/delinquent behavior …

We advance here a neighborhood-level perspective on racial differences in legal cynicism,
dissatisfaction with police, and the tolerance of various forms of deviance. Our basic premise …

In this collection of provocative essays, Joseph Heath provides a compelling new framework
for thinking about the moral obligations that private actors in a market economy have toward …