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Social and self control theories Author`s Name Institutional Affiliation Abstract The social control theories and self control theories are major elements in the study of criminal minds also known as criminology. Most theorists agree that social control theory is attributed to both criminal and delinquent acts. Weakness, breakdown or absence of social bonds is what Jensen (2003) attributes to law breaking in the social theory. Self control theories focus more on the individual than factors that lead to criminal acts; it also investigates criminal minds both at individual and group levels. These theories scrutinize aspects of self control and divide them into belief, attachment and commitment in the society. Hirchi (1969) combined all elements of social psychology of attachment, belief and commitment with social involvement in the explanation to describe human behaviour. The topic of the paper is Social control theory and self control theory. The thesis statement is comparison and contrasting of the social and self control theories as defined by several control theorists. The paper will be presented with the introduction, the body and conclusion. It will involve the comparison and contrast of the social and self control theories by different theorists and contrasting view points on delinquent behaviour. The paper ...
Social Control Theory and Self Control Theory