Exam 5: Biosocial and Other Contemporary Perspectives

Biosocial perspectives are theories of

When would you expect the relationship between temperature and assaults to be the strongest?

Cultural changes in our society have resulted in a significant increase in female involvement in crime.

What have researchers found about the effect of deficient MAOA activity on children?

Discuss the relationship between weather and crime, including how various types of weather affect different types of crime, how other factors may mediate the relationship, and the theory underlying the relationship.

Childhood maltreatment appears to be a universal risk factor for antisocial behavior.

__________ is the study of the chemical reactions occurring within a genome.

What is the effect of stress on brain structure?

Wilson and Herrnstein stated that individuals commit more crimes as they get older.

Oxytocin has been linked to increased risk likelihood of involvement in violence.

Changes in hormone levels can account for aggressive behavior.

The relationship between testosterone and aggressive behavior in young males appears to be moderated by

Biosocial criminologists argue that biological factors operate independently of environmental factors

___________ argues that the propensity for crime commission evolved as part of the male reproductive strategy and a particular neurochemistry characteristic of males increases the probability of male criminality.

Define biosocial theory and explain what sets it apart from other biological perspectives on crime.

Which of the following factors probably does not activate chemical switches that regulate gene expression?

An offender convicted of __________ is most likely to have a low level of serotonin in the brain

There may be a gene for criminal behavior.

Once inherited, criminal genes inevitably produce antisocial behavior.

The relationship between temperature and crime is influenced by time of day.