Analyze the associations among socialization, social process, and crime Social process theories view criminality as a function of people's interaction with various organizations, institutions, and...

Analyze the associations among socialization, social process, and crime Social process theories view criminality as a function of people's interaction with various organizations, institutions, and processes in society People in all walks of life have the potential to become criminals if they maintain destructive social relationships. Improper socialization is a key component of crime. Social learning theory stresses that people learn how to commit crimes and suggests that people learn criminal behaviors much as they learn conventional behavior. Social control theory analyzes the failure ofsociety to control criminal tendencies. Social reaction (labeling) theory maintains that negative labels produce criminal careers.