Sociological Theories of Crime Causation Flashcards
The disadvantage of the economic condition of the people is the primary cause of crime
Social Structure Theories
The conditions within the environment affect crime rates which are linked to neighborhood ecological characteristics
Social Disorganization Theory
The theory popularized by Henry D. Mckay and Clifford D. Shaw
Social Disorganization Theory
Neighborhood denigration and slum conditions are the primary causes of criminal behavior
Social Disorganization Theory
Focused on the functions of social institutions such as the school and the family, and how their breakdown influenced deviant and anti social behavior
Chicago School
Crime is a function of the conflict between the goals people have and the means they can use to legally obtain them.
Strain Theory
Members of the lower class are unable to achieve the achieve which come easy to those belongings to the upper class.
Strain Theory
Theory that was popularized by Robert Merton
Strain Theory
The result of the lower class frustration, anger and resentment is referred to as:
Strain
Combination of both strain and social disorganization theories
Cultural Deviance Theory
Lower class create an independent subculture with its own set of rules and values
Cultural Deviance Theory
The subculture of the lower class is an attractive alternative because they find it impossible to meet the behavioral demand of the middle class society
Cultural Deviance Theory
He popularized the theory of “Cultural Deviance Theory”
Thorstein Sellin
Lower class youths experience a form of culture conflict which they called?
Status frustation
Criminality is a function of people’s interest with various organizations, institutions and processes in the society.
Social Process Theories
