Quiz 3 Flashcards
Classical Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Free-willed individuals commit crime because they rationally calculate that crime will give them more pleasure than pain
Uzziah + ark of the covenant
Lot’s wife + pillar of salt
Neoclassical Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Same as Classical
Certain factors like insanity can inhibit free-will
Premeditation as a measure of the degree of free will exercised
When you let an oxen out the first time and it kills someone
Then it happens again its on you
Biological Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Biological inferiority or biochemical processes cause people to commit crimes
God won’t punish children b/c of parents sins
God looks at the heart, inside, not the outside
Intelligence Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Mental inferiority (low IQ) causes people to commit crimes
Tax collector was Jesus’ disciple
Fisherman was Jesus disciple
Psychoanalytic Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Crime is a symptom of more deep-seated problems
Herod killing babies
Soddom and Gommorah
Humanistic Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Crime is a means by which individuals can satisfy their basic human needs
Crime is an adaption to helplessness caused by oppression
Romans there is no one who is good
Durkheim Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Crime is a social fact
It is a normal aspect of society
Crime marks the boundaries of morality
10 commandments
Chicago School Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Delinquency is caused by detachment from conventional group, which is caused by social disorganization
Social disorganization causes crime
Jonah and Ninevah
Lost sheep
Anomie Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Crime is caused by anomie, which is the contradiction between cultural goals and the social structures capacity to provide the institutionalized means to achieve those goals
Commandment - do not covet
Learning Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Crime is committed because it is +/- reinforced, or imitated
Train up the child
Punishments are quick from God
Control Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Crime is the result of improper socialization
We are all born sinners, have to learn
Labeling Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Doesn’t explain the initial cause of crime (Primary deviance)
Explains secondary deviance, the commission of crime after the first criminal act with the acceptance of a criminal label
Conflict Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Crime is caused by relative powerlessness
Radical Theory
+ Biblical Connections
Competition among wealthy people and poor people, between rich and poor, practice of taking advantage of people
Why do we study theory in general
1) Policy makers don’t understand theories their policies are based on will be unaware of the problems that are likely to undermine the success of their policies
2) Criminal justice policies intrude on peoples lives. It is only fair that there is a good reason for this disruption
