Exam 3: Theories Part II: Critical, Labeling, Cycle of Violence, Life Course, Pathways, and Masculinity Theories

Which of the following theorizes that various life events, particularly those during childhood and adolescence, affect one's risk of offending behavior?

Critical criminology (CCT) theories typically embrace a more structural, political, and economical perspective than the classical positivist theories.

According to research, battered women and drug-connected women tend to have the most amounts of criminal records.

The construction of life course theory (LCT) drew significantly from social control theory, general theory of crime, and self-control theory.

Which term is used to describe women's self-determination?

The application of critical race feminist theory to the construction of male norms in society is referred to as ______.

According to the life course theory, which developmental stage is considered to be a particularly "at risk" time?

Critical race theory is defined as the progressive legal movement to transform the relationship among race, racism, and power.

______ typically embraces a more structural, political, and economical perspective.

The traumas included in pathways are more similar to cycle of violence theory, because they primarily focus on child abuse victimization.

The focus of some pathways research is whether behavior is life course persistent or adolescence limited.

Research that asks individuals about their past experiences at one point in time is referred to as ______.

Critical race masculism is defined as the application of critical legal studies to the construction of male norms in the society.

Which theory was developed in 1989 to assess the relationship between childhood traumas and subsequent offending?