Exam 2: Chapter 7-8

Question 1

Be able to define and provide an example for the following term: risk factors

Answer 1

can be considered to be those conditions or variables associated with a higher likelihood of delinquency and/or juvenile justice system contact

EX: Single parent household; no mother or father present

Question 2

Be able to define and provide an example for the following term: General Strain Theory (GST)

Answer 2

The experience of strain or stress tends to generate negative emotions such as anger, frustration, depression, and despair.
These negative emotions, in turn, are said to create pressures for corrective action, with crime or delinquency being one possible response.

Question 3

Be able to define and provide an example for the following term: Life-Course Perspective

Answer 3

argues that the decrease in crime rates after adolescence does not imply that the number of crimes committed by all individual offenders declines. Some older offenders may still commit crime, regardless of age.

Question 4

Be able to define and provide an example for the following term: Feminist Pathways Research

Answer 4

feminist perspective of criminology which suggests victimization throughout the life course is a key risk factor for women’s entry into offending.

Question 5

Be able to define and provide an example for the following term: Cycle of Violence

Answer 5

Children who experience violence will later have violent behaviors