Exam 3: Modern Applications of the Classical Perspective: Deterrence, Rational Choice, and Routine Activities or Lifestyle Theories of Crime

A vacant house in the suburbs would not be a suitable target.

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Question 21

White-collar criminals and ______ are two types of offenders who are most likely to be deterred because they are mostly of the middle- to upper-level socioeconomic status.

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Question 22

______ research is when a participant is given a specific scenario in which a crime has been committed and is asked to estimate the chance that he/she would engage in such activity in the given circumstances.

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Question 23

A notable paradox in criminology is that efforts of deterrence do not work well with those we want to deter the most because they have nothing to fear.

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Question 24

______ emphasized the benefits of committing a crime, especially the physiological pleasure.

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Question 25

Lifestyle theory overlaps with what other theory?

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Question 26

Explain how the Three-Strikes-You're-Out policy relates to rational choice theory.

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Question 27

Longitudinal studies are based on ______.

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Question 28

Rational choice theory is a perspective that criminologists adapted from ______.

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Question 29

Cross-sectional studies are based on ______.

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Question 30

______ deterrence is used to target a particular offender.

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Question 31

______ studies showed that much of the observed association between perceived levels of punishment and offending could be explained by the experiential effect.

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Question 32

The general model of routine activities theory was originally presented by ______ in 1979.

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Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a strikable felony within the three-strikes law?

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Question 34

______ assumes that offenders will make a rational choice to not offend again because they could go to prison for life upon their third felony.

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Question 35

Which of the following is an example of how informal sanctions might affect an individual?

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Question 36

Which of the following is an example of an informal sanction?

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Question 37

Evidence has shown that states that use death penalty have higher murder rates than states who do not use the death-penalty.

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Question 38

The Green River Killer's case is a good example of routine activities theory.

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Question 39

An example of a hydraulic offender would be a man who left his home knowing he was going to commit a crime.

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A vacant house in the suburbs would not be a suitable target.

White-collar criminals and ______ are two types of offenders who are most likely to be deterred because they are mostly of the middle- to upper-level socioeconomic status.

______ research is when a participant is given a specific scenario in which a crime has been committed and is asked to estimate the chance that he/she would engage in such activity in the given circumstances.

A notable paradox in criminology is that efforts of deterrence do not work well with those we want to deter the most because they have nothing to fear.

______ emphasized the benefits of committing a crime, especially the physiological pleasure.

Lifestyle theory overlaps with what other theory?

Explain how the Three-Strikes-You're-Out policy relates to rational choice theory.

Longitudinal studies are based on ______.

Rational choice theory is a perspective that criminologists adapted from ______.

Cross-sectional studies are based on ______.

______ deterrence is used to target a particular offender.

______ studies showed that much of the observed association between perceived levels of punishment and offending could be explained by the experiential effect.

The general model of routine activities theory was originally presented by ______ in 1979.

Which of the following is an example of a strikable felony within the three-strikes law?

______ assumes that offenders will make a rational choice to not offend again because they could go to prison for life upon their third felony.

Which of the following is an example of how informal sanctions might affect an individual?

Which of the following is an example of an informal sanction?

Evidence has shown that states that use death penalty have higher murder rates than states who do not use the death-penalty.

The Green River Killer's case is a good example of routine activities theory.

An example of a hydraulic offender would be a man who left his home knowing he was going to commit a crime.

Introduction to the Book: an Overview of Issues in Criminological Theory

Preclassical and Classical Theories of Crime

Early Postitive School Perspectives of Criminality

Modern Biosocial Perspectives of Criminal Behavior

Early Social Structure and Strain Theories of Crime

The Chicago School and Cultural and Subcultural Theories of Crime

Social Process and Learning Theories of Crime

Social Reaction and Critical Models of Crime

Feminist Models of Crime

Life-Course Perspectives of Criminality

Integrated Theoretical Models and New Perspectives of Crime

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