Crime Theories

The prevention of crime by punishing specific people and using them as examples.

A modification of classical theory--insanity might inhibit the exercise of free will.

This theory believes human behavior is determined and not a matter of free will.

The ________ School uncovered relationships between neighborhoods and crimes.

This theory assumes that society is characterized by conflict over moral values.

Emphasize that humans live in social groups and those groups influence behavior.

An imaginary agreement to sacrifice the minimum amount of liberty to prevent chaos.

This theory includes "intelligence and crime" and "psychoanalytical theories."

Merton- The contradiction of wealth and the inability to provide the means to do so.

The greatest happiness shared by the greatest number.

A study in 1931 showed no correlation between ___________ and _________.

Theories of crime causation that are based on Marxist theory of class struggle.

The way people and actions are defined as criminal.

A criminal's physiological makeup produces signs that distinguish criminals/noncriminals.

This criminologist believed in the classical criminological theory.

Believed in differential association and that criminal behavior is learned.

Sutherland's theory that persons who become criminal do so because of criminal patterns.

Psychoanalytic theories of crime causation and psychopaths are associated with:

Some believe this study, associated with family trees and twins, causes criminality.

Believed in social contract theory and that delinquency should be expected if not socialized

Playing the game.

This has revealed biological factors associated with criminals.

Biology or ____________ gives an individual a predisposition to behave in a certain way.

Criminal behaviors have also been associated with ___________ abnormalities (testosterone).

This emphasizes the criminalization process; and also becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The condition in which the usual controls over delinquents are largely absent.

Focuses on the conflict between rich and poor; whites and minorities.

The prevention of individuals from committing crime again by punishing them.

Criminal's innate physiological makeup produces characteristics between criminals/noncriminals

An idea or a thought.

Dropping out

This theory assumes that people exercise free will and must take responsibility for actions.

Punishment is not consistent and immediate and most offenders are not incarcerated.

Persons characterized by no guilt, no conscience, and no sense of right and wrong.