Exam 3: Individual Views of Delinquency

____________ can be defined as the reasonably stable patterns of behavior, including thoughts and emotions, that distinguish one person from another.

__________ holds that decisions to violate the law are weighed against possible punishments; to deter crime the pain of punishment must outweigh the benefit of legal gain.

Psychologists believe that children with attachment problems lack _________ and _________.

Erik Erikson coined the phrase __________ to denote the inner turmoil and uncertainty about life roles faced by youths.

A crime control policy that depends on the fear of criminal penalties by punishing an Individual so that others do not commit crime is called ____________.

Lombroso's idea that delinquents manifest physical anomalies that make them biologically similar to our primitive ancestors is called _____________________.

Research has shown that __________twins are significantly closer in their personal characteristics.

According to Sigmund Freud, the _______ develops through the reality of living in the world and helps manage and restrain the individual's need for immediate gratification.

The writings of _________ formed the core of what is referred to today as classical criminology.

Lombroso's idea that delinquents manifest physical anomalies that make them biologically similar to our primitive ancestors is called________________.

Adolescent aggressive behavior can be divided into two types: _________ and ___________.

According to Scott Jacques, _________ is defined as non-violent revenge gained through resource confiscation without interaction between the retaliator and wrongdoer during the transfer.

The explanation that crime and delinquency was a matter of choice is a relatively new theory, originating in the late 1980s.

Siegel and Welsh write that because a youth is punished in the present does not necessarily mean he or she fears future punishment.Name the reasons presented as to why punishment encourages rather than reduces delinquency.Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Explain.

_____________ links delinquency to biological and psychological characteristics that control human development.

The crime prevention method that relies on reducing the opportunity to commit criminal acts by making them more difficult to perform, reducing their reward and increasing their risks is called _________________________.

According to Sigmund Freud, the superego is the unrestrained, primitive, pleasure-seeking component of the human personality with which each child is born.

Putting unbreakable glass on storefronts is an example of ______________.

According to ______________, male aggression may be more a matter of genetic transfer than socialization or cultural patterns.

Define choice and trait theories.List the shared features of these two theories.Do you agree or disagree that people must change rather than society? Why or why not?