Exam 4: Explanations of Criminal Behavior

This theory suggests that people will avoid potentially pleasurable acts (such as criminal behaviors)if the pain or fear of punishment is significant.

Primary deviance refers to serious acts that are often brought to the attention of police and courts.

Which theory is the best theory of crime? Explain.

Developed by Howard Becker,this theory is based on the self-fulfilling prophecy.

According to differential association theory,a person becomes delinquent because of an excess of definitions favorable to violation of law over definitions unfavorable to violation of law.

A fundamental premise of this school of thought is that people engage in crime as a result of free will.

This element of the bond refers to a general acceptance of the rules of society.

What are the major contributions of Bentham?

Explain the process of labeling according to Becker.

Exploring how poverty causes crime is an example of ________ theories.

Feminist pathways research seeks to show how life events and traumas affect the likelihood to engage in crime.

Macro theories of crime focus on individual differences between law-abiding and law-violating behaviors while micro theories of crime explore the large-scale social explanations for crime.

________ implies that there is something that directly influences or is responsible for people engaging in criminal behavior.

What are the major contributions of Beccaria?

Choose one of the following theories to explain burglary.

Feminist criminology rose as an alternative to many of the traditional theories of crime.

What is a research question? Provide an example.

How can Freud's concepts of the id,ego and superego be used to understand criminal behavior?

__________ theory looks at how criminality begins during adolescence or young adulthood and either persists or desists throughout one's life and the factors or life events that may encourage these shifts in behavior.

Hirschi argued that attachment refers to the bond that people have with family,friends,and social institutions.It may serve as an informal control against criminality.