Exam 2: Victimization and Criminal Behavior.

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Which type of criminology used science to study the body,mind,and environment of the offender?​

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What are the three types of social process theories?​

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The fear of crime is fed by​

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If a person is defined as criminogenic,this means that he or she​

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Which of the following is not a feature of the positivist criminology approach?​

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Discuss two factors from your book addressing why women may constitute such a small percentage of criminal activity in relation to men.

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Explain Cesare Lombroso's biological theory focusing on criminogenic traits.Are such theories used in modern criminology?Why or why not?​

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Explain how income impacts the crime rate.Why do individuals who live in lower socioeconomic conditions have higher rates of crime and are also more likely to become victims of crime?​

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Jeff frequently visits the local bar on his way home from his second shift factory job. He and his coworkers will often have a beer or two before going home for the night. Jeff and his friends are anxious to arrive to the bar on this particular night due to his favorite NFL team playing. He hopes they will arrive to view the fourth quarter of the game. As he enters the bar, he notes a group of noisy, obnoxious rival fans that had one too many drinks. Jeff ask the group to quiet down so he could hear the game. He was immediately approached by the members of the group asking if they wanted to make an issue of the game. Before Jeff could answer, one member of the group throws a punch. Within minutes, a full bar brawl has ensued.  Jeff ends up with a fractured skull, which has resulted in brain damage. -Jeff was the first individual to speak with authority to the group that eventually harmed him.This would be known as​

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Most women criminals come from __________ families.

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______________ explanations view the cause of criminal behavior from a mental condition,a personality disturbance,or limited intellect​

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Beginning in the 1990s,theorists recognized that female criminality was best explained using the criminological theory branch of __________.

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Explain the difference between repetitive victimization and revictimization.

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According to your text,which of the following statements best reflects race victim crime statistics?​

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Emilie Durkheim believed that crime was an unnatural part of social life.

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Jeff frequently visits the local bar on his way home from his second shift factory job. He and his coworkers will often have a beer or two before going home for the night. Jeff and his friends are anxious to arrive to the bar on this particular night due to his favorite NFL team playing. He hopes they will arrive to view the fourth quarter of the game. As he enters the bar, he notes a group of noisy, obnoxious rival fans that had one too many drinks. Jeff ask the group to quiet down so he could hear the game. He was immediately approached by the members of the group asking if they wanted to make an issue of the game. Before Jeff could answer, one member of the group throws a punch. Within minutes, a full bar brawl has ensued.  Jeff ends up with a fractured skull, which has resulted in brain damage. -Jeff will most likely file a _____ lawsuit against the offenders who injured him,which will not be difficult to win.

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A field of criminology that examines the role of the victim is called _______.

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In relation to men,women commit​

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Freud's psychoanalytic theory focuses on​

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Crime in poor areas is always​

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