environmental determinism

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    • the environmentally deterministic position would view offending behaviour as caused by environmental factors outside of the individual's control
    • SUTHERLAND states that criminal behaviour is learned through exposure to criminal norms and values
    • the learning results from close association with other people who have criminal values
    • causes of crime include both learned attitudes and imitation of specific acts
    • this explanation views criminal behaviour as being determined by how our family and other in our environment behave