Criminology Theory of Edwin Sutherland

Abstract: A 10 page paper discussing Sutherland's Differential Association theory and the criminologist's theory of white collar crime. Edwin Sutherland emerged in the late 1930s as a leader in criminology theory, and he remains so today. Sutherland maintained that criminal behavior was learned, and that individuals were responsible for their own actions. He did allow that there were circumstances when such was not the case, but that they were exceptions rather than the rule. His theories fell out of mainstream favor in the 1960s, but they have since resurfaced as being valid today. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

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Catagory: Race, Politics & Society

Subcatagory: Sociology, Social Work, & Counseling

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