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    • DAT was developed by Sunderland
      1939
    • DAT
      An explanation for criminal behaviour, under the central premise that crime is learned
    • DAT
      • Based in SLT principles - that criminal behaviour is vicariously reinforced through the observation of positive reinforcement (e.g. thrill of the crime) negative reinforcement (e.g. avoidance of getting caught) and punishment
    • Differential association
      Occurs when different people are socialised in different groups of people who have particular attitudes toward criminality (e.g. pro-criminal/anti-criminal attitudes), resulting in the internalisation of such values
    • Offending behaviour
      The act of imitation: when individuals copy the behaviour of those they identify with
    • Learnt offending behavioursin prisons

      • Techniques and methods
      • Attitudes and motives to commit a crime
    • Increased frequency, duration, and intensity of exposure to pro-criminal attitudes
      Increases the likelihood of committing a crime
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