CJUS Theory Final Exam Flashcards
The crime rate in the U.S. is ______.
Not evenly distributed
One of the most under reported crimes
Rape
Theoretical suggestions regarding crime
to understand, control and reduce crime
Lawlessness in the U.S.
surpasses that of any other industrialized country
Who publishes the UCR reports?
The FBI
assumed that basis the explanation of complex behavior through inheritence
Eugenics
improved conditions of Europe, concepts to deter crime, believed in free will, punishment had to be swift and severe
Beccarria
study of personalities
freud
not a criminologist
frued
scientific views
positivist areas
free will individuals were guided by pain and pleasure principle calculating risks and rewards
Classical School
punishment should be suited to the offense
Classical School
What are Lombroso’s criminal classifications
- Born
- Insane
- Occasional
- Passion
Father of Criminology
Lombroso
stressed the conflict between the absolute good and evil, this theory can not be tested
Spiritualism
influences the explanations of crime and dictateswhat goes on in society during those times
social context
Bennett
Crimewarps
Shaw and McKay
Social disorganization theory
neighborhoods organization does influence crime levels based on good or bad ones, crime concentrated in transitional areas, different cultures, and minorities
social disorganization theory
Who came up with Concentric Zone Theory
Burgess
Idea that crime is concentrated in the city
Chicago School
If you hang out with devian t people then you will become deviant
Sutherland policy application
Stain Theory
idea that American dream causes crime
strain theory was moost popular in
1960s
Delinquent boy, the culture of the gang
Cohen
Anomie
Lawlessness, normalessness
Who came up with Strain theory
Merton
Who came up with Anomie Theory
Emile Durkheim
What did George Herbert Mead come up with?
I and me theory
Control Theory
Reiss
who believed that family is most important agent ofsocial control
Nye
