Exam 4: Explanations of Criminal Behavior

List and explain the four elements of the bond according to Hirschi.

What is the major difference between classical and positivist theories of crime?

Minorities are more likely to be arrested than their white counterparts.This is an example of a ______.

Which of the following seeks to show how life events (and traumas) affect the likelihood to engage in crime?

Differential associations may vary in _______.

Agnew's general strain theory highlights three potential sources of strain: failure in achieving positive goals, the loss of positive influences, and the arrival of negative influences.

The majority of Lombroso's subjects came from ______ prisons.

Criminologists look to theories to help explain what causes crime and, more specifically, why people engage in criminal behavior.

According to social disorganization theory, what is the root cause of criminality?

April is a law abiding college student with a 2-year old daughter.She works evenings and weekends to provide a better life for herself and her child.Which mode of adaptation best describes her?

Theories are sets of ideas used to explain a particular phenomenon or concept.

Jason sells drugs in an effort to make money and gain status in life.Which mode of adaptation best describes Jason?

According to psychological theories, crime occurs as a result of an inherited trait in an individual.

Define and provide one example of a hypothesis.

Correlation implies that there is something that directly influences or is responsible for people engaging in criminal behavior while causation means that two variables are linked together.

Which of the following theories differs from others as it focuses on factors that prevent people from acting on potential criminological impulses or desires?

What are the major contributions of Bentham?

A ______ is a set of ideas that is used to explain a particular phenomenon or concept.

The ______ is considered to be the voice of reason.

Cesare Lombroso and William Ferrero noted which of the following physical characteristics of incarcerated women?