I decided to get the opinion of correctional officer Gerald Dorris. He works for the Franklin County Sheriff 's Department. If you wish to reach him you may call the Franklin County Jail at (618)-439-9553. At the beginning of the interview I got his work contact information which is listed above. Once I had that I gave a brief summary of what Hirschi’s social control theory was and asked him if he believed it. He responded with “Yes, I do”. When asked why he told me “I think people know the difference between right and wrong and have control over their own actions”. Then I explained in detail that the theory is based on four components of …show more content…
Dorris I can still say I think the social control theory has merit. I may not agree with every detail of it but I agree with most. Like Mr. Dorris, I do not agree with Hirschi’s idea of the "typical"