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Criminological Theory

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Decks in this class (13)

Intro / Chapter 1
What is a theory,
What is a model,
What is a hypothesis
11  cards
Deterrence & Rational Choice Theory / Chapter 2
What does deterrence theory suggest,
What does rational choice theory ...,
The argument for deterrence theor...
11  cards
Biological Theories of Crime / D. Krupp Excerpt
Modern biological theories of crime,
Why are people hesitant about bio...,
A genotype is
11  cards
Psychological Theories / Chapter 4
The id represents,
The ego represents,
The superego represents
10  cards
Social Learning Theory / Chapter 5
Social learning theory got its st...,
Differential association theory c...,
The interactional dimension is co...
13  cards
Control Theories / Chapter 6 pt. 1
Instead of asking why we break ru...,
Unlike other theories control the...,
Personal controls refer to
14  cards
Bonding Theory / Chapter 6 pt. 2
Hirschis social bonding states th...,
Attachment refers to,
Commitment refers to
8  cards
Labelling and Reintegrative Shaming Theory / Chapter 7
Becker 1963 argued that labels are,
Labelling theory supposes that th...,
According to labelling theory bei...
13  cards
Social Disorganization Theory / Chapter 8
Social disorganization theory is ...,
Social disorganization theory is ...,
Crime varies ______________ and w...
12  cards
Anomie and Strain Theories / Chapter 9
Anomie is defined as,
Anomie can arise when,
Anomie strain theories posit that...
22  cards
Conflict Theory / Chapter 10
Conflict theory hypothesizes that,
The law can be thought of as a sy...,
Formal social control systems ___...
9  cards
Developmental and Life-Course Theories / Chapter 14
Developmental and life course the...,
Prevalence of offending refers to...,
Frequency of offending refers to ...
20  cards
Integrating Criminological Theories / Chapter 15
Integration refers to,
For a theory to be integrated it ...,
Reasons a theory would be unquali...
8  cards

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