Exam 2: Causes of Crime

Pushing against police barricades and not listening to police instructions,as was the case in Seattle,is illegal. Which approach would be the most useful in explaining this behavior by relatively affluent adults?

Which neurotransmitter regulates moods,appetite,and memory?

The research published in Delinquency in a Birth Cohort asserted that of juvenile offenders were responsible for the majority of violent crime.

Social disorganization theory holds that crime is largely related to the quality of neighborhoods.

A school of criminology which asserts that individuals have free will to engage in any behavior,including criminal behavior is .

Learning theory has recently expanded to include the growing influence of the .

Why do life course theorists believe the key to criminal offending lies in childhood?