socialization and crime essay

Anyone with a positive self-image; learned moral values; support of their parents, peers, teachers, and neighbors can resist inducement to crime.

Write a 2-3 page essay entitled Socialization and Crime.

Use the following sentence as your thesis sentence in your essay.

“The social process approach – an individual’s socialization-determines the likelihood of criminality.”

Discuss the following theories to support or contradict the essay’s thesis.

1. Social Learning Theory
2. Social Control Theory
3. Social Reaction Theory

Include a title page, body of the paper, 3-5 references. (Only the body of the paper will count in your page limit requirement). Only 1 internet reference will be allowed. References must be located in the Grantham University online library and be from scholarly sources.