Think back to high school and the cliques you encountered in that environment.
In the essay considering differential association theory, using your memories from high school or other regularly scheduled social gatherings.
Describe the groups (or cliques) present in that environment and the relative propensity to involvement in crime. Does differential association theory explain the behaviors of groups at that age? Why or why not?
Please use the sources provided and or any resource directly from a law enforcement agency.
Scarpitti, F. R., Nielsen, A. L., & Miller, J. M. (2019). A Sociological Theory of Criminal Behavior. Crime and Criminals Contemporary and Classic Readings in Criminology (2 ed., p 211). New York: Oxford University Press.
Vinney C., (2019). Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory Explained. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/differential-association-theory-4689191
Ellis, W. E., & Zarbatany, L. (2017). Understanding Processes of Peer Clique Influence in Late
Childhood and Early Adolescence. Child Development Perspectives, 11(4), 227.
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