Control theories explain why we DON'T engage in criminal or deviant behavior. This is part 1 of 3 videos discussing control theories. Part 1 focuses on Nye's social control theory, with a slight detour to discuss Beccaria's classical criminology.
00:00 Start
00:48 A bit about Beccaria and classical criminology
03:33 Nye's Social Control Theory
Sources and further reading:
Felts, C. (2014). Social control theories. In J. S. Albanese, The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice (1st ed.). Wiley.
Wells, E. L. (2010). Nye, F. Ivan: Family Controls and Delinquency. In F. T. Cullen & P. Wilcox (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory (Vol. 2, pp. 670-673). SAGE Reference.
