Seeks to explain behavior by looking at environment. It considers how we learn behaviors from other people, the news, and television
Sutherland's differential association theory
Further developed Bandura's theory. He considered that one explanation for criminal behavior comes from differential associations (interactions with others)
These sorts of criminals learn behaviors from others. This is why sometimes prisons are referred to as universitiesofcrime as prisoners can learn techniques from other prisoners on how to commit crimes more effectively
