Question 1

Describe the roles of hormones and neurotransmitters in criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

The roles of hormones and neurotransmitt

Question 2

A criminologist who suggests that criminal behavior is affected by head injuries is subscribing to which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gene-based evolutionary theory. 
B)  The biological harms perspective. 
C)  Sociological theory. 
D)  Atavistic theory. 
A)  Gene-based evolutionary theory. 
B)  The biological harms perspective. 
C)  Sociological theory. 
D)  Atavistic theory.

Question 3

Twins that are 100 percent genetically similar are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  Dizygotic. 
B)  Monozygotic. 
C)  Single embryotic. 
D)  Solo embryotic. 
A)  Dizygotic. 
B)  Monozygotic. 
C)  Single embryotic. 
D)  Solo embryotic.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of Glueck and Glueck's Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociologists rejected the Gluecks' work, suggesting that it portrayed offenders as biologically deficient. 
B)  The Gluecks argued in favor of macro-level theory, emphasizing social disorganization as a primary cause of crime. 
C)  The Gluecks argued in favor of a single-factor approach to understanding crime. 
D)  The Gluecks argued that most people subject to poor social conditions end up engaging in crime. 
A)  Sociologists rejected the Gluecks' work, suggesting that it portrayed offenders as biologically deficient. 
B)  The Gluecks argued in favor of macro-level theory, emphasizing social disorganization as a primary cause of crime. 
C)  The Gluecks argued in favor of a single-factor approach to understanding crime. 
D)  The Gluecks argued that most people subject to poor social conditions end up engaging in crime.

Question 5

Why is the modern-day study of biological factors in crime important? How do modern-day biological theories depart from the work of Cesare Lombroso?

Accepted Answer

The modern-day study of biological facto

Describe the roles of hormones and neurotransmitters in criminal behavior.

A criminologist who suggests that criminal behavior is affected by head injuries is subscribing to which perspective?

Twins that are 100 percent genetically similar are referred to as

Which of the following is true of Glueck and Glueck's Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency?

Why is the modern-day study of biological factors in crime important? How do modern-day biological theories depart from the work of Cesare Lombroso?

The Origins of Modern Criminology

The Chicago School: The City, Social Disorganization, and Crime

Learning to Be a Criminal: Differential Association, Subcultural, and Social Learning Theories

Anomiestrain Theories of Crime

Varieties of Control Theory

Labeling Theory: Societal Reaction and the Creation of Criminals

Critical Criminology: Power, Peace, and Crime

Feminist Theories: Gender, Power, and Crime

Theories of White-Collar Crime

Reviving Classical Theory: Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories

Environmental Criminology

Getting Into and Out of Crime: Life-Course Theories

Positive Criminology

How Black Lives Matter: Theoretical Developments

Putting It All Together: Integrated Theories of Crime

Putting Theory to Work: Guiding Crime Control Policy

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Exam 12: Growing up Criminal: Trait and Biological Theories of Crime

Describe the roles of hormones and neurotransmitters in criminal behavior.

A criminologist who suggests that criminal behavior is affected by head injuries is subscribing to which perspective?

Twins that are 100 percent genetically similar are referred to as

Which of the following is true of Glueck and Glueck's Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency?

Why is the modern-day study of biological factors in crime important? How do modern-day biological theories depart from the work of Cesare Lombroso?

The Origins of Modern Criminology

The Chicago School: The City, Social Disorganization, and Crime

Learning to Be a Criminal: Differential Association, Subcultural, and Social Learning Theories

Anomiestrain Theories of Crime

Varieties of Control Theory

Labeling Theory: Societal Reaction and the Creation of Criminals

Critical Criminology: Power, Peace, and Crime

Feminist Theories: Gender, Power, and Crime

Theories of White-Collar Crime

Reviving Classical Theory: Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories

Environmental Criminology

Getting Into and Out of Crime: Life-Course Theories

Positive Criminology

How Black Lives Matter: Theoretical Developments

Putting It All Together: Integrated Theories of Crime

Putting Theory to Work: Guiding Crime Control Policy

Filters