Exam 4: Rational Choice Theory

The view that proposes placing offenders behind bars during their prime crime years in order to lessen their opportunity to commit crime is known as:

Some law violators describe the adrenaline rush that comes from successfully executing illegal activities in dangerous situations.This integration of danger,risk,and skill,is for some,a seduction of crime and is referred to as:

To deter people from committing more serious offenses,Beccaria believed punishment should be lenient.

Situational crime prevention is not without its problems.When crime reduction programs re-direct offenders to alternative targets,it is termed:

Situational inducements which directly precede the commission of a crime,and draw offenders into law violations are labeled _________________.

Placing offenders behind bars during their prime crime years should lessen their lifetime opportunity to commit crime.This theory is known as the________________.

The view that crime is a matter of rational choice is held by a number of criminologists who believe that the decision to violate any law is made for a variety of personal reasons including greed,revenge,need,anger,lust,jealousy,thrill-seeking,or vanity.

Evaluations of incarceration strategies reveal that their impact may be less than expected.Which statement is false regarding why incarceration may not work?

Most burglars prefer to commit crime in neighborhoods with a limited number of access streets to ensure a decrease in traffic.

According to deterrence theory,if the probability of arrest,conviction,and sanctioning could be increased,crime rates should:

The basic elements of classical criminology do not include which of the following ideas?

Policies that convince potential criminals to desist from criminal activities,delay their actions,or avoid a particular target are known as:

__________________ occur when significant others,such as parents,peer,neighbors,and teachers direct their disapproval toward the offender.

Edgework is the exhilarating,momentary integration of danger,risk,and skill that motivates people to try a variety of dangerous criminal and non-criminal behavior.

There is little evidence that the fear of apprehension and punishment reduce crime rates.Which of the following is not a reason given to explain this discrepancy?

According to the rational choice approach,law-violating behavior occurs when an offender decides to commit the crime after considering what two types of factors?

Beccaria believed that criminals choose to commit crime and that criminal choices could be controlled by:

According to __________,crime rates are influenced and controlled by the threat of punishment.

Guardians who monitor targets,handlers who monitor potential offenders,and managers who monitor places are ____________ who have varying levels of responsibility and research indicates they impact crime rates.

Which of the following is not a crime prevention strategy used today?