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antisocial behavior

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includes both the legal designation and criminal behavior, and the actions that violate standards of society but are undetected by law enforcement

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classical theory

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theoretical thinking, which emphasizes free will as the hallmark of human behavior

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clearance rate

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an offense is cleared when at least one person is arrested, charged with the commission of the offense and remanded to the court for prosecution

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cognition

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refer to the attitudes, beliefs, values, and thoughts that a person holds about the social environment, interrelations, human nature, and him-or herself

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conformity perspective

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views humans as creatures of conformity who want to do the “right” thing

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criminal profiling

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refers to the process of identifying personality traits, behavioral tendencies, geographic location, and demographic variables of an offender based on characteristics of the crime

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criminology

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is the multidisciplinary study of crime

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dark figure

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the overall number of criminal offenses that go undetected or are unknown by law enforcement agencies

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developmental approach

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examines the changes and influences across a person’s lifetime that may contribute to formation of antisocial and criminal behavior, sometimes called “risks factors.”

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difference in degrees

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human beings may be placed along a continuam consisting of all animals in the known universe

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difference in kind

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humans are distinctly different from other animals-spiritually, and mentally, noteworthy neurobiologists and pioneer brain researchers, such as sir John eccles.

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differential association theory

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criminal behavior is learned, as is all social behavior

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dispositions

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or personality traits that psychologists they could use to understand human behavior

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hate crime statistics act

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requires data collection of violent attacks, intimidation arson, or property damage that are directed at a person or group of persons because of race, religion, sexual orientation

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hierarchy rule

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stipulates that when a number of offenses have been committed during a series, only the more serious offense is included in the UCR data

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index crimes

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serious crimes or part 1 crimes, considered indicators of the crime problem in the United States

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intimate partner violence

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commuted primarily against women, women are the victims 85% pf the time and 22% of crimes on women are this type, 20-24 year olds are more likely to experience this, black women experience this at a 35% higher rate than white women do

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just world hypothesis

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things do not just happen without reason that is closely related to ones actions

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learning perspective

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human beings are neutral, neither inherently good or bad

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national crime victimization survey( NCVS)

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the source of victimization data based on interviews on the phone or in person. domestic violence is common to hear about, and demographic differences are there often.

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national incident based reporting system (NIBRS)

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helped into structure by the uniform crime reporting system , all agencies within the department of defense must collect and report data to the fbi on two cataegoresi of offenses. group A which includes 46 serious offenses and group B which includes 11 less serious offenses

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nonconformist perspective

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assumes that human beings are undisciplined creatures ruled by carnal desire. without restrictions placed on them by society, they will commit crime by their nature

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non index crimes

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non serious crimes or part 2 crimes

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part 1 crimes

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other name for index crimes which are subdivided into the violent and property offenses

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part 2 crimes

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only arrest data comes up for part 2 crimes or nonferrous crimes

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positive theory

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prior experiences determine present behavior

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psychiatric criminology

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diverse, increasingly research based, and incredibly less steeped in the traditional belief that criminals are acting out their uncontrolled animalistic, unconscious, or biological urges

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psychological criminology

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the science and behavior of mental processes in the person who commits a crime

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social control theory

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crime and delinquency occur when an individual’s ties to the conventional order or normative standards are weak or largely nonexistent

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social learning theory

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the learning perspective exemplified, like imitation of models and whatnot

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sociological criminology

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examines the relationships of demographic and group variables to crime

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status offenses

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behaviors that are not technically crimes but are forbidden to juveniles

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strain theory

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fundamentally conforming beings who are strongly influenced by the values and attitudes of the society in which they live

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theory verification

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the process of theory testing

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traits

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like behavioral traits that may display a tendency toward something

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uniform crime reporting (UCR)

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the most cited source of US crime statistics and is designed by the fbi. publishes annual documents containing accounts of crimes known to police and information on arrests received on a voluntary basis from local and sate law enforcement agencies throughout the United States

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uniform crime reports

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annual national statistical report on crime

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the difference between psychological criminology and sociological criminology

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the psychological is based on the mindset of the criminal the sociological is based on the demographic and group variables

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the three perspectives of human nature

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  1. conformity perspective
  2. nonconformist perspective
  3. learning perspective
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three methods of measuring crime and examples

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  1. uniform crime reporting
  2. national incident based reporting system
  3. national crime victimization survey
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strengths and weaknesses of self-report survey’s

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strengths=you can get a lot of information about a lot of people quicker. sometimes more accurate information because people may have broken the law and not been caught for it
weaknesses=people may not be truthful with their reporting of themselves. they may forget things they’ve done.

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whats different between status offenses and others

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status offenses only affect juveniles and cannot be called a crime later in life. status offenses include running away from home, curfew violations, underage drinking, skipping school regularly, and in some states incorrigibility

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