ALL THEORIES Flashcards

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Originated in the ancient world and continued into the Middle Ages. Saw behavior as a struggle between “Absolute Good” v. “Absolute Evil”. Punishments: Trial by Battle, Trial by Ordeal.

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Spiritualism

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Focus on the physical world of facts and reason. “The brain is the organ of the mind”. Not impacted by demons or spirits! Led to the development of the Classical School of Criminology.

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Naturalism

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Emphasis on the mind and body

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Positivism

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criminal behavior is learned when the positive consequences of deviant behavior are more powerful than the positive consequences of normative behavior

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akers social learning theory

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A different social process was suggested to explain why some people conform and others deviate from the norms of social behavior.

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Strain theory

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Social structure limits access to the goal of success. The disjunction between what the culture expects and the opportunities provided by the social structure produces strain and pressure for deviance.

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Merton’s Anomie Theory

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The role of negative emotions, particularly anger. Proposed there were three sources of strain:
Failure to achieve valued goals
Removal of a valued stimuli
Presentation of a negative stimuli

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Agnew’s General Strain Theory

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The high rate of serious crime in the U.S. is caused by the distinct structure. Culture causes the economy to be emphasized over other social institutions - Education, family, religion, politics, etc.

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Messner and Rosenfeld’s Institutional Anomie Theory

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based on emile durkheim’s view that individuals are born antisocial/ conformity can not be taken for granted / crime is fun and rewarding , when controls are absent, crime often does occur

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Control Theories

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Denial of responsibility: ‘it’s not my fault!”
Denial of injury: “it didn’t really hurt anybody!”
Denial of the victim: “ they had it coming!”
Condemnation of condemners: “ You’ve done it too!”
Appeal to higher loyalty: “I didn’t do it for myself!”

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Sykes and Matza’s Five Techniques of Neutralization

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The high rate of serious crime in the U.S. is caused by the distinct structure. Culture causes the economy to be emphasized over other social institutions - Education, family, religion, politics, etc.

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Messner and Rosenfeld’s Institutional Anomie Theory

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Endomorphs- Soft, fatty build
Ectomorphs- Skinny, fragile build
Mesomorphs- Athletic, muscular build. Mesomorphic individuals were predicted to be more likely criminal. Led to the conclusion that criminal factors can be inherited.

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Sheldon’s Somatotypes

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The central premise is that crime arises when social bonds are weak or absent. Four major social bonds
Attachment
Commitment
Involvement
Belief

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Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory

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Self-control is created early in life and is theorized to remain stable throughout life. Six dimensions of low self control
Impulsivity
Self-Centeredness
Temper
Risk Seeking Behavior
Preference for Simple Tasks
Preference for Physical Activity

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Hirschi and Gottfredson’s General Theory of Crime

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extended concepts of control theory to explain gender differences in criminal involvement.

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John Hagan’s Power-Control Theory

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A false definition of a situation that evokes a new behavior which makes the originally incorrect conception become true.

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

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Has the intention of invoking remorse in the person being shamed.
Disintegrative Shaming: negative labeling by the justice system that tends to stigmatize and exclude targeted individuals.
Reintegrative Shaming: community disapproval followed by reacceptance into the community of responsible law- abiders.

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Braithwaite’s Theory of Reintegrative Shaming

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Crime was a result of a decrease of social unity. Problem seen in economic terms - Division of labor is the unjust exploitation of one social class by another. Proposed a revolution against the system to encourage socialism : Communist Manifesto.

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Marx and Engles’s Marxist Theory

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The less complex the society, more emphasis will be on working together. The more complex the society, more emphasis will be placed on rule enforcement.

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Chambliss and the Complexity of Society

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Crimes are action that threaten capitalist-patriarchal system

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Messerschmidt’s Double Marginality Theory

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outlined biosocial hypothesis focusing on genetics as predisposing crime/ aimed to explain when individuals are more likely to commit crime/ bad families produce bad children meaning individual biological differences are influence social learning

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Wilson and Herrnstein’s Crime and Human Nature

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intelligence is a singular ability
IQ scores are valid measures of the characteristic of intelligence
The IQ capacity is inherited rather than developed
Implemented races have higher/lower average IQs than others
Argued that the average IQ is decreasing due to: intelligent people having fewer children / people with lower IQs having more children

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Herrnstein and Murray’s Bell Curve Theory

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the poverty of being without loving, capable, responsible adults who teach the young right from wrong/ solution to crime is to teach children morality to grow into healthy adults

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Bennett’s Theory of Moral Poverty

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community decline begins when public signs of disorganization are tolerated When disorder occurs, crime ensues, and “respectable” people move away Disorder is caused by bad people → à breakdown in informal control→ invasion of predatory criminals → àhigh crime rates in neighborhoods
Solution was placed on police using “zero-tolerance” & “quality-of-life” policing

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Wilson and Kelling’s Broken Windows Theory

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If you decrease the opportunities for offending, crime will be reduced
Focus on aspects of the environment that are most easily manipulated
A crime requires a criminal with the ability to carry out their intentions

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Routine Activities Theory

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The decision to offend depends on the perceptions of the costs and benefits and not on the actual or objective risks of being sanctioned or gaining rewards.

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Perceptual Deterrence Theory

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interact with environment to shape behavior
Rejects the past notion that biology creates a “ predestined” fate

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Biosocial Theories

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frontal lobe of the brain/ activities of the frontal lobe are referred as executive functions : ( sustaining attention/ concentration, abstract reasoning, goal formulation, planning, effective self-monitoring behavior, self-awareness , planning, goal formulation) / violence and serious crime may be associated with frontal lobe dysfunction or injury/ long history of tracing various forms of crime to head and brain injuries

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Neurological Theories

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High-risk individuals inherit an abnormal automatic nervous system (ANS)
They are less sensitive to environmental stimuli
Less likely to inhibit behavior

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Central nervous system theory

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focus on sex hormones and neurotransmitters / concentrates on connections between testosterone and aggression / the chemical effect of testosterone lowers sensitivity to stimuli/ this contributes to aggression , problems with emotional control, and violence / other neurotransmitters linked to aggression are low levels of serotonin, low levels of domain, and high norepinephrine

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Biochemical Theories

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Criminal behaviors develops over time and are not the result of one constant underlying biological, psychological, or social condition

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Life-Course Criminology

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the observation that criminal behavior increases in adolescence and decreases in adulthood.

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The Age-Crime Curve

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When does crime begin (Onset) ?
How long does crime last (Duration) ?
How frequently is crime committed (Incidence)?
When does crime stop (Desistance)?

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Criminal Career Research

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Continuity- life-course persistent offenders ( LCP) begin engaging in antisocial behavior during childhood and continues beyond adolescence
These offenders have neuropsychological deficits
Affect verbal development and executive functioning
Change: adolescent limited offenders (AL) have no antisocial tendencies during childhood, change during adolescence, and desist into adulthood

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Moffitt’s Developmental Taxonomy Theory

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Strong continuity in antisocial behavior from childhood through adulthood across a variety of life domains
If meaningful social bonds are established during adulthood, though, they can function as a “turning point” leads offenders into conformity
Family related issues are the most significant predictors of serious delinquency during adolescence

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Sampson and Laub’s Age-Graded Theory of Informal Social Control:

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Punishment must be swift, severe, and certain to deter crime.

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Beccaria’s Views on Punishment

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People seek pleasure and avoid pain.

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Bentham’s Hedonistic Calculus

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The shape of an individual’s head could explain personality- Certain lumps indicate abnormal development.

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Gall’s Phrenology

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refers to the unconscious mental processes that develop early in childhood and control our personality.
Id – basic biological and psychological urges ( Crime is the impulsive behavior of the id that is not controlled by the individual)
Ego – mediator–problem solver; deals with reality
Superego – moral code, conscience, norms, and values

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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Approach:

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Zone I: Central Business District
Zone II: Transition Zone - was the main concern for crime: Deteriorating houses, Constant displacement, Waves of immigrants, Least desirable living conditions, Weakened family and community ties and resulted in social disorganization
Zone III: Workingmen Zone
Zone IV: Residential Zone
Zone V: Commuter Zone

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Burgess’ Concentric Zones Theory