Ch 3

Question 1

Age-Crime debate

Answer 1

A disagreement among criminologists as to whether all “mature out of crime” or whether some remain career criminals

Question 2

Androcentric Bias

Answer 2

The charge that criminology has reflected a male-centered bias

Question 3

Catharsis Hypothesis

Answer 3

The belief that the observation of media violence serves as an emotional release and lessens violence.

Question 4

Copycat crimes

Answer 4

Crimes in which criminals imitate crimes that were previously publicized

Question 5

Crime Trends

Answer 5

In the post-World War II period, crime had declined until the mid-sixties, when it exploded. The crime dip began in the United States in 1992.

Question 6

Fallacy of Autonomy

Answer 6

The erroneous belief that failings of the family are separate and independent of inequality, racism, and discrimination.

Question 7

Feminization of Poverty

Answer 7

The trend that poverty increasingly takes place within female-headed households

Question 8

Institutions

Answer 8

Organizations that serve a broad range of interests in society, such as the family

Question 9

Precipitation Hypothesis

Answer 9

The belief that the observation of media violence increases the propensity to violence

Question 10

Social Class

Answer 10

Socioeconomic status is measured using income, education, and occupation

Question 11

Urban/Rural Difference in Crime

Answer 11

Crime is highest in urban areas and lowest in rural areas