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    Social Control Theory Report

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    SOCUL CONTROL THEORY AND DELINQUENCY* APA References MICHAEL D . WIATROWSKI Wiatrowski‚ M. D.‚ Griswold‚ D. B.‚ & Roberts‚ M. DAVID B . GRISWOLD K. (1981). SOCIAL CONTROL THEORY AND Florida Atlantic University MARY K . ROBERTS DELINQUENCY. American Sociological Review‚ University of Florida 46(5)‚ 525-541. Hirschi ’s social control theory proposes that delinquents fail to form or maintain a bond to society consisting of attachment‚ commitment‚ involvement‚ and belief. Using data from

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    March 8‚ 2013 CJ 6622 2. According to Worrall certain methods of crime control do have an effect on crime while others may not. Using the literature for support‚ describe the effectiveness of each of the following methods. A- Directed Patrol for drugs and guns B- Deferred sentencing for drug offenders C- Chemical castration for sex offenders D- Student behavior modification program E- Big brother and big sister programs The United States of America has a crime problem. In response to

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    Formal Communication

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    Formal Communication Formal communication can be considered as communication efforts that are “dressed up” to fit customary rules and ceremony For example‚ in a written letter‚ the formal communication style will demand that the layout of the piece of written communication follow a specific format that includes the date‚ header‚ salutation‚ body of the letter‚ close‚ signature lines and any indicators of enclosures all placed neatly upon company letterhead or personal stationery. By contrast‚ an

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    Formal Characteristics

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    SOC/120: Evolution of Formal Organizations Due: 12/11/2011 Nancy Keta The way that I will conduct my research is to first explain how formal organizations have evolved over the past century. Second‚ what differences were there in organizations a century ago‚ and compare to today’s organizations. And lastly I will also tell of the trends in today’s formal organizations in modern society. I will describe how each of the characteristics for formal organizations will need to evolve or change in

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    Obedience to Authority

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    Andrew Colman‚ in human behavior‚ is a form of “social functions in which a person yields to explicit instructions or orders from an authory figure". Obedience is generally distinguished from compliance‚ which is behavior influenced by peers‚ and from conformity‚ which is behavior intended to match that of the majority. Obedience can be seen as both a sin and a virtue. No human social organization can function without some degree of obedience to authority‚ as the alternative would be anarchy leading

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    In modern conceptions of powercontrol and conflicts‚ the modernists build the hierarchy of authority and focus on the knowledge‚ experiences‚ skills and abilities of the individual to handle the organizational conflicts and problems. The managers have the full authority and responsibility to do planning‚ scheduling and organizing work to develop the process and system of the company. “The decision-making is rational only under highly restricted conditions.” (Simon’s theory‚ (1957‚1959)‚ March and

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    Informal Letter

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    1. Address and date Some people may think the address is not important in an informal letter and prefer to leave it out. That works well if the person you are writing to knows your address already or if she has a good memory! However‚ it is very unlikely that someone will always remember your address‚ so it is always a good idea to include it. Remember‚ this is the address they have to write to for the letter to reach you. The recipient’s address is on the envelope. The address and date should

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    Informal reflection

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    Taking into account these two suggestive improvements‚ I had to re-illustrate everything that was on my original zine to new and bigger zine pages. I had to redraw everything onto a bigger sheet of paper‚ because I was not able to figure out a method to enlarge the illustrations and text of my original zine to fit it onto a bigger sheet. Also drawing and writing everything over again allowed me to correct the dullness and faded appearance of the text. The drawing and writing process was extremely

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    one pillar that supports formal institutions and the two additional pillars that support informal institutions. Answer: Regulatory Pillar that supports formal institutions and other two additional pillars name are Normative Pillar and Cognitive Pillar. Normative pillar refers to how to values‚ beliefs‚ and actions- collectively known as norms of other relevant players influence the behavior of focal individuals and firms. Cognitive pillar is the school support for informal institutions. It refers

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    Functional Authority

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    FUNCTIONAL AUTHORITY: Functional authority consists of the right to give orders within a segment of the organization in which this right is normally non existent. This authority is usually assigned to individuals to complement the line or staff authority they already possess. Functional Authority generally covers only specific task areas and is operational only for designated amounts of time. It is given to individuals who‚ in order to meet responsibilities in their own areas‚ must be able to exercise

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