Ch. 3 Flashcards
1
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Paradigms
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individual choice (classical criminologists), psychological makeup (psychological criminologists), behavior as a by product of social forces (sociological criminologists)
2
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Religious approaches to crime
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belief - crime has supernatural causes (demonic possession, witchcraft, satanic practices), religious people less likely to be criminals
3
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classical criminology
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based on science and reason, using reasoning on practical problems, criticism - much crime is irrational, modern variations (criminal activities as economic transactions, closer to math than science)
4
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biological criminology
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links behavior with biological makeup, early movements (phrenology, atavism theory), modern variations (sociobiology, biocriminology, neurocriminology)
