Exam 5: Trait Theories

Some researches feel that what appears to be a genetic effect, evidenced in twin research, is actually the effect of sibling influence on criminality. This is referred to as the:

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The study of brain activity is called:

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Discuss how one's moral development influences the risk of committing crime.

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Kohlberg applied moral development to criminology. He found that people travel through stages of moral development during which decisions and judgments are made for different reasons. He argues that criminals might be at lower levels of moral development. Criminals are likely at the lowest levels (1 and 2), while noncriminals are at levels 3 and 4.

Explosive rage disorder is considered an important cause of spouse and child abuse, suicide, aggressiveness, and motiveless homicide. This disorder is a type of:

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Question 4

There is limited research depicting a correlation between aggressive parents and children learning to become aggressive through imitation.

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Question 5

The work of Cesare Lombroso (the "born criminal") and his contemporaries is regarded today as a historical curiosity, not scientific fact.

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Question 6

The view that intelligence is largely determined genetically and that low intelligence is linked to criminal behavior is referred to as ________________________.

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Question 7

Which crime-prevention programs focus on reducing recidivism rates?

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Question 8

David Berkowitz is a prime example of an individual suffering from psychosis.

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Question 9

According to Freud, which part of the brain controls impulses and desires for immediate gratification?

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Question 10

Some violent offenders have a disturbed character structure commonly referred to as psychopathy, sociopathy, or antisocial personality. What is known about the psychopathic personality?

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Question 11

A number of environmental contaminants have been associated with emotional and behavioral disorders. Which of the following has been linked to aggressive behaviors on both a macro, or national, level and on a micro, or individual, level?

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Question 12

_________________ is a mental state in which the perception of reality is distorted.

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Question 13

Recent studies suggest that lead ingestion is linked to aggressive behaviors on a national, or macro, level but not on an individual, or micro, level.

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Question 14

_____ occur(s) when glucose levels in the blood fall below what is necessary for normal and efficient brain functioning.

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Question 15

Henry Goddard, Richard Dugdale, and Arthur Estabrook were advocates of which school of thought?

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Question 16

A deficit in emotional cognition that prevents people from being aware of their feelings or unable to talk about their emotions is known as __________________.

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Question 17

_________ is a condition that occurs when glucose (sugar) levels in the blood fall below what is necessary for normal and efficient brain functioning.

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Question 18

The concept used to describe people who have feelings of inadequacy and compensate for them with a drive for superiority (controlling others) is:

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Question 19

How does violence in the media contribute to aggression in society?

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Some researches feel that what appears to be a genetic effect, evidenced in twin research, is actually the effect of sibling influence on criminality. This is referred to as the:

The study of brain activity is called:

Discuss how one's moral development influences the risk of committing crime.

Explosive rage disorder is considered an important cause of spouse and child abuse, suicide, aggressiveness, and motiveless homicide. This disorder is a type of:

There is limited research depicting a correlation between aggressive parents and children learning to become aggressive through imitation.

The work of Cesare Lombroso (the "born criminal") and his contemporaries is regarded today as a historical curiosity, not scientific fact.

The view that intelligence is largely determined genetically and that low intelligence is linked to criminal behavior is referred to as ________________________.

Which crime-prevention programs focus on reducing recidivism rates?

David Berkowitz is a prime example of an individual suffering from psychosis.

According to Freud, which part of the brain controls impulses and desires for immediate gratification?

Some violent offenders have a disturbed character structure commonly referred to as psychopathy, sociopathy, or antisocial personality. What is known about the psychopathic personality?

A number of environmental contaminants have been associated with emotional and behavioral disorders. Which of the following has been linked to aggressive behaviors on both a macro, or national, level and on a micro, or individual, level?

_________________ is a mental state in which the perception of reality is distorted.

Recent studies suggest that lead ingestion is linked to aggressive behaviors on a national, or macro, level but not on an individual, or micro, level.

_____ occur(s) when glucose levels in the blood fall below what is necessary for normal and efficient brain functioning.

Henry Goddard, Richard Dugdale, and Arthur Estabrook were advocates of which school of thought?

A deficit in emotional cognition that prevents people from being aware of their feelings or unable to talk about their emotions is known as __________________.

_________ is a condition that occurs when glucose (sugar) levels in the blood fall below what is necessary for normal and efficient brain functioning.

The concept used to describe people who have feelings of inadequacy and compensate for them with a drive for superiority (controlling others) is:

How does violence in the media contribute to aggression in society?

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Rational Choice Theory

Social Structure Theories

Social Process Theories Socialization and Society

Critical Criminology and Restorative Justice

Developmental Theories Life Course Latent Trait and Trajectory

Interpersonal Violence

Political Crime and Terrorism

Property Crime

Enterprise Crime: White-Collar, Green-Collar, and Transnational Organized Crime

Public Order Crime Sex and Substance Abuse

Crimes of the New Millenium Cybercrime

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