Quiz 3 Flashcards
Actions and behavior of adults are understood in terms of childhood behavior describes which theory:
Psychological
Psychological conflict is the root of criminal behavior
true
Which theorist suggested that crime is an outlet for pent-up stress?
Maudsley
One of Freud’s possible cause of delinquent and criminal behavior is
Impulse control
Weak ego
overactive ego
According to Kohlberg most delinquents function at the pre-conventional level of moral behavior.
True
Please describe the different ways males and females develop.
Males:
Develop through (do things on your own)
Please describe the different ways males and females develop.
Female:
Develop through affiliation
every new group they learn something new
Psychoticism, extroversion and neuroticism are types of personality dimensions described by
Eysenck
Robert Hare suggested that 20% of male and female inmates are responsible for more than 50% of serious crimes
true
Alfred Adler equated psychological well-being with social equality.
True
Social control theories suggest that people need to be motivated to commit crime.
False
Albert Reiss suggested that delinquency is a failure of personal and social controls.
True
Please list the 3 categories of social control.
Direct
Indirect
Internal
Please list 3 of the 5 types of neutralizations juveniles use to excuse their deviant behavior.
- Denial of injury
- appeal to higher authority
- condem the condemer
Travis Hirschi said that if social bonds are strong than conformity is more likely.
True
List the 4 main concepts of social bonding
Belief
attachment
involvement
Commitment
Low self control as the cause of all crime is the central concept of
General Theory of Crime
Braithwaite and Zehr are known for their work on restorative justice.
true
The major focus of restorative justice programs is to repair the harm.
True
The offender’s world view needs to be restored in RJ.
False
The victim need to be empowered.
true
In RJ conferences who needs to be held accountable?
The offender
Affect is a simple biological event occurring outside of conscious awareness.
true
What is affective resonance?
Some kind of feelings and emotions. You feel a certain way based not he people and situation around you.
One of the basic principles of RJ is that violations create obligations.
true
Another basic principle of RJ is that violations create guilt.
false
Very few countries have RJ programs.
False
John Bowlby suggested that habitual criminals have normal attachment patterns.
false
