Exam 2: Causes of Crime

According to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, most drug users:

__________ is the scientific study of crime and the causes of criminal behavior.

Which of the following elements is NOT discussed as an important component of social disorganization theory?

Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms of the use of criminology in the criminal justice system?

According to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, most drug users are male?

Labeling theory suggests the hypothesis that delinquents and criminals must be taught both the practical and emotional skills necessary to participate in illegal activity.

__________ psychology is a branch of psychology that studies how people's thoughts and behaviors are influenced by the presence of others.

_________ drugs have chemicals that affect the brain, causing changes in emotions, perceptions, and behavior.

Freud believed that, on an unconscious level, all humans have criminal tendencies and that each of us is continually struggling against these tendencies.

Which of the following is a process through which researchers test the accuracy of a Hypothesis?

Briefly list and explain the three branches of social process theories. Explain how one of the theories might be used to explain the crime of theft.

Some adoption studies show that fraternal twins are considerably more likely to exhibit similar criminal behavior than identical twins.

Research has shown that a small group of juvenile offenders was responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime attributed to a large group of young males.

A school of criminology that holds that wrongdoers act as if they weigh the possible benefits of criminal or delinquent activity against the expected costs of being apprehended is called __________.

The updated version of classical criminology, that holds that at any given moment, a person can choose between committing a crime and not committing it, is known as?

Contrast the medical model of addiction with the criminal model of addiction.

A sound theory supported by the scientific method proves that a prediction will be correct.

A __________ is a possible explanation for an observed occurrence that can be tested by further investigation.

Psychologists at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research released data in 2003 showing that exposure to high levels of televised violence erodes a natural aversion to violence and increases aggressive behavior among young children; this is a type of _________ theory.

A theory is an explanation of a happening or circumstance that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning.