Learning Theories

• Criminal behaviour is learnt.
• Most of our learning comes from the influence of our immediate social environment, such as the family and peer groups.
• Reinforcement and punishment play a key role in shaping our learning.
• No one is born a criminal.
• Behaviourism

  • explains behaviour in terms of learning.
  • study changes in behaviour that are caused by a person’s direct or indirect experience of their environment.