Exam 4: Explaining Organized Crime

ips assist the American Mafia in drug trafficking.

ersons with an antisocial personality disorder suffer little or no guilt as a result of engaging in socially harmful behavior.

Central to the psychoanalytic explanation for crime is the __________, a conscience-like mechanism whose function is to restrain the person from antisocial behavior.

Recent research into brain chemistry indicates neurotransmitters may play a part in criminal behavior. Discuss this research and the connections to criminal behavior posited.

Central to the issue of culture versus subculture is/are ___________: group-held prescriptions for, or prohibitions against, certain conduct.

Who found that certain clearly identifiable neighborhoods maintained a high level of criminality over many decades despite changes in ethnic composition?

According to ___________ theory, all behavior-lawful and criminal-is learned in intimate personal groups, although learning the techniques of sophisticated criminality requires the proper environment.