KRM 310 Sem test 2 Flashcards
what are just-worlders
people that believe that the world is a just place where people get what they deserve
what are the 2 tracks of the just-world theory
Beliefs in general just-world
Beliefs in personal just-world
what should a scientific theory of crime provide
a general explanation that encompasses and connects many different social, economic, and psychological variables to criminal behaviour
what is the process of theory testing called
theory verification
define theory falsification
the end result of theory testing proposition not verified
define classical theory
the theoretical thinking, which emphasizes free will as a hallmark of human behaviour. it says that individuals are their own masters of their fate, free will and freedom of choice
define deterrence theory
people will avoid committing crime if the punishment is great enough (the modern form of the classical theory)
define positivist theory
free will cannot be the major explanation for our behaviour. Antecedents determine how we will act and human behaviour is governed by casual laws
what are the 3 major perspectives on human nature
Conformity
Nonconformist
Learning perspective
describe conformity as a perspective on human nature
views humans as creatures who want to do the right thing, they are influenced by the values and attitudes of society
what is the strain theory and who proposed it
Merton (a conformity theory)
members of a society desire what other members of the society desire and strain occurs when there is a discrepancy between the materialistic values and the availability of the means for reaching these goals
describe nonconformity as a perspective on human nature
human beings are undisciplined creatures who, without the constraints of the rules and regulations of a society, would disregard society’s conventions and commit crime
what is the social control theory and who proposed it
Hirschi (a nonconformity theory)
crime and delinquency occur when an individual’s ties to the conventional order are weak or nonexistent
describe the learning perspective as a perspective on human nature
human beings are born neutral and subject to developmental changes throughout their life course. humans learn all their behaviour, beliefs, and tendencies from the social environment
what is the social learning theory and who proposed it
Bandura (a learning perspective theory)
Imitation of models and reinforcements one gain’s from one’s behaviour
what is the differential association theory and who proposed it
Sutherland (a learning perspective theory)
Criminal behaviour is learned through social interactions with other people
what are the 3 disciplinary perspective of criminology
Sociological
Psychological
Psychiatric
what are the 4 approaches of psychological criminology
CBDD
Cognitive approach
Biological/neurological approach
Developmental approach
Dispositions or traits; profiling
what are the 2 reasons for aggression
To defend the self, family or territory
As a response to aggressive models and actions from society
what are the 2 types of aggression
Hostile/expressive aggression
Instrumental/proactive aggression
what is hostile/expressive aggression
impulsive and spontaneous aggression in response to provocation and threat. offenders goal is to make victim suffer
what is instrumental/proactive aggression
planned and used as a tool for a specific purpose/to obtain a goal
what are the 4 components of violence
HUNI
Harmful
Unwanted
Non-essential
Intentional
what are the 9 theoretical perspectives on aggression
EECAPSDFW
Ethological viewpoints
Excitation transfer theory
Cognitive-neoassociation model
Aggressive driving and road rage
Psychoanalytic/dynamic viewpoint
Social learning factors
Displaced aggression theory
Frustration-aggression hypothesis
Weapons effect
What are the 4 cognitive models of aggression
CHIG
Cognitive scripts model
Hostile attribution model
I^3 theory of aggression
General aggression model (GAM)
what are the 3 I’s of the I^3 theory of aggression
Instigating trigger
Impelling forces
Inhibiting forces