Exam 3: Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Crime

Scholars have found support for Donohue and Levitt's thesis about abortion and crime rates by applying it to other places, like England and Wales.

Fluctuating populations, significant numbers of families on welfare, and high infant mortality rates characterize the conditions of ______.

______ look to explain crime by looking at groups in small numbers or at individuals.

Which of the following researchers have stated that mass incarceration contributes to social disorganization?

In The Bell Curve, Herrnstein and Murray argued that low ______ leads to people being drawn to danger.

By not being exposed to mainstream individuals and institutions, socially isolated people tend to develop their own norms.

What type of behavior do youth who end up in "retreatist" gangs typically engage in?

A large weakness of the original incarnation of social disorganization is the so-called ______ fallacy.