Exam 16: Putting It All Together: Integrated Theories of Crime

Which of the following theorists has questioned the strategy of theoretical integration, suggesting that we focus on improving individual theories instead?

Agnew's general theory of crime relies on all the following theories except

Wikstrom's situational action theory claims crimes are acts

Which of the following is true according to Agnew's integrated theory?

Agnew groups the variables that have relatively large, direct effects on crime into five life domains. Briefly describe those life domains. Select any two of those five domains and describe how they index or affect constraints against or motivations for crime.

Which of the following is not one of the five clusters in Agnew's general theory?

Which of the following theorists argued that "to integrate theories is to formulate relationships among them"?

According to Agnew, the fact that life domains not only affect crime but also affect one another is referred to as

Which of the following is not an example of an integrated theory?

Describe the key points of Agnew's integrated theory. What traditional theories does he draw on (and how) in this general theory?

Which of the following is the most common way to integrate theories?

According to Agnew, this has the largest effects on crime in childhood.

In Agnew's theory, this refers to the likelihood that others will detect and sanction criminal behavior.

Agnew's integrated theory does which of the following?

According to Wikstrom, all action, including crime, is an outcome of

What are the five fundamental arguments of SAT?

Discuss the interaction between propensity and exposure in Wikstrom's SAT.

A common opposition to theoretical integration is

Individuals have a large stake in conformity to the extent that

Thornberry's interactional theory argues that