Questions about the Control Theories poster

What’s on the Control Theories poster?

Social bond theory against Self-control theory, side by side. Social bond theory: Asks why people conform, not why they offend; Social bond theory: Attachment to others whose view matters; Social bond theory: Commitment to a stake worth losing; Social bond theory: Involvement in conventional activity; Social bond theory: Belief in the legitimacy of the rules; Self-control theory: Low self-control formed early, then stable; Self-control theory: Impulsive, risk-seeking, short time horizon; Self-control theory: Predicts accidents and ill health as well; Self-control theory: Criticised as close to circular reasoning; Self-control theory: Later work finds self-control can change; Both explain restraint rather than motive: assume the temptation, then explain who re…. Educational reference. The claim that self-control is fixed after childhood is contested by later longitudinal work.

Who is the Control Theories poster for?

Control Theories belongs to the Criminal Justice section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning criminological theory can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.

When should you use the Control Theories poster?

Use it when a question assumes offending needs a special motive. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Control Theories belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with Control Theories?

The Classical School, Crime Concentrates and The Crime Drop sit alongside Control Theories in the Criminal Justice section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.The Classical SchoolCrime ConcentratesThe Crime Drop

Is the Control Theories poster free to download and print?

Yes. Control Theories downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Criminal Justice section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the Control Theories poster print at?

Control Theories is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Control Theories loses nothing.Printing guide