Exam 18: Pulling It All Together

Agnew and Brezina discuss background variables that both directly and indirectly affect traits of irritability/low self-control, poor parenting practices, negative school experiences, and delinquent peer associations. These include:

Use the leading theories to explain why individuals with the super-traits of irritability/low self-control are more likely to engage in delinquency.

Evidence of the role of biological factors in explaining sex differences in individual traits and offending includes sex-related differences in:

Which of the following has (have) a moderate to large effect on serious delinquency?

Develop a causal model that lists important causes of delinquency and shows the relationship of these variables to one another and to delinquency.

Develop a theory to explain gender differences in delinquency. Pay particular attention to the relationship between abuse by family members and female delinquency.

Juveniles with individual traits of irritability/low self-control are more likely to engage in delinquency because they are:

A general theory should do which of the following?

The primary reason why race/ethnicity is associated with the clusters is that African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans:

What dimensions are measured to assess "poor parenting practices"? Explain the relationship between a high score on each of the dimensions of poor parenting and delinquency.

Concisely explain the causes of delinquency according to the major theories of delinquency.

Most individuals increase their levels of offending during adolescence, and they do so because the biological and social changes associated with adolescence lead to:

A small percentage of individuals offend at high rates over much of their lives because:

Examine how this general theory explains (a) patterns of offending over the life course and (b) gender differences in delinquency. Provide examples to illustrate your points.

In your own opinion, do you think that the development of integrated theories is important for the field of criminology, or do you think that it is better for theories to be developed separately? Defend your position.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four major life domains described by Agnew and Brezina?

Which theory would most likely recommend instruction in relaxation techniques as a strategy to reduce delinquency?

Situations most conducive to delinquency include:

The relationship between delinquency and association with a delinquent peer group can be explained best from a ________ perspective.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four clusters described by Agnew and Brezina?