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SOC109

Introduction to Criminology and
Law and Society

The Bridge
• Legitimacy – how is it achieved and why is it vital in
shaping compliance with the law.
• How legitimacy works in the legal sphere.
• The role of morality in shaping our views of the law
and it’s agents (the police).
• How legitimacy determines our law-related
behaviours.
• Discussions of legitimacy in action with Prof. Super
and me!
Learning Objectives
• Discuss early forms of control theory.
• Examine neutralization theory and the techniques of neutralization.
• Consider social bonding theory.
• Review the tenets of self-control theory as a general theory of crime.
• Examine selected policy implications associated with these theories.

Hirschi and Control Theory
• Modern control theory can be linked
to the work of Travis Hirschi.
• Hirschi disagreed with many tenets
of Strain Theory.