Intro

• Learning theories


  Based on the assumption that offending is a set of behaviours that are learned in the same way as other behaviours and it is therefore influenced by our immediate social environment, such as the family or peer groups
• When we are born our mind is 'tabula rasa' (a blank slate) and our behaviour can be modified through experiences
• Conditioning


  Termed by Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936)
• Behaviour is influenced by the consequences that follow, or are anticipated to follow, from it i.e. rewards and punishments