Exam 8: The Delinquent Event: Situational Aspects, Routine Activities, and Rational Choice

According to Katz, the situational dynamics of crime involve a path of action, a line of interpretation, and an emotional process.

In his book Seductions of Crime: Moral and Sensual Attractions in Doing Evil, Jack Katz focuses on the ____________ content of crime and delinquency, or the meaning that situations have for those involved.

According to Wilson and Herrnstein, criminal propensity:

Katz proposes that the situational dynamics of crime involve three stages. Which of the following is NOT one of these three stages?

Objective content of situations refers to characteristics of a given situation that provide motivation and opportunity for crime.

Rational choice theory holds that people choose to engage in crime when the potential for personal gain is greater than the expected cost.

According to Briar and Piliavin, the development of commitment for juveniles is most heavily influenced by the youth's relationship with:

Matza turns to which approach to account for the driving force that leads to delinquent behavior?

Motivated offenders, suitable targets, and absence of capable guardians are elements of routine activities theory.

McCarthy's extension to Katz's explanation of sneaky thrill property crime contends that Katz's emphasis on _____________ is overstated.

Briar and Piliavin used the term _____________ to refer to characteristics of the current situation that provide opportunities and pressures to engage in delinquency.

Matza advances what concept to convey a less deterministic view of delinquent youth and their involvement in delinquent behavior?

Which of the following is NOT one of the elements in Osgood's revised routine activities theory?

According to Wikström, crime and deviance is mainly a product of individual perceptions of action alternatives and choices. The primary characteristic that affects how individuals perceive their action alternatives is:

Being thrilled by the delinquent act illustrates which situational dynamic of crime proposed by Katz?

Denial of the victim is one of the five techniques of neutralization.

In Seductions of Crime, Jack Katz argues that we cannot explain delinquency without understanding:

Jack Katz developed routine activities theory.

Which of the following is commonly referred to as the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Rational choice theory has been applied most extensively to: