Test 1 Flashcards
what is the most common mode of adaptation?
explain it
conformity
ppl accept goals and the means to achieve them
What are the five modes of the conformity perspective?
conformity innovation ritualism retreatism rebellion
conformity perspective:
ppl have few legitimate to achieve societal goals, so they design their own way to get ahead, like robbery
innovation
conformity perspective:
abandon goals, dedicate to current lifestyle. they play by the rules and have a daily safe routine
ritualism
conformity perspective:
ppl abandon goals an the means, often retreat into drugs n alcohol
retreatism
conformity perspective:
occurs when goals are rejected, they creat their own goals by protest or revolutionary activity
rebellion
four social bonds which promote pro social behavior
nonconformist perspective
what r te 4 social bonds of the nonconformist perspective
attachment
commitment
involvement
belief
nonconformist perspective:
ones acceptance of social norms depends on attachment to others
attachment
nonconformist perspective:
time, energy, and effort I’m social activities tie an individual to society
commitment
nonconformist perspective:
heavy involvement in conventional activities that doesn’t leave time to engage in delinquent or criminal acts
involvement
nonconformist perspective:
respect for laws, and enforcing laws.
belief
this perspective sees humans as both neutral (neither good nor bad)
learning perspective
studies demographics & group variables as well as environmental factors and social conditions
sociological criminology
science of the behavior & mental processes of the criminal
psychological criminology
process of identifying traits, tendencies and demographic variables of an offender based on aspects of the crime
criminal profiling
an intentional behavior (not accident) that violates a criminal code committee w/o defense or excuse
criminal behavior
what are the two parts of psychiatric criminology
traditional-behavior seeks to satisfy antisocial urges
contemporaryess focused on unconscious elements, more focused on ego-functioning
why is the FBI reporting system?
Uniform crime report (UCR)
what is the UCR divided into
index crimes (part 1) non-index crimes (part 2)
how is the UCR data collected
each mo agencies report:
- counts of index crimes from victim complaints
- ttl crimes cleared
what crime is the most cleared?
most often?
murder
larceny theft
what is the benefit of self report surveys?
to estimate the number of ppl who commit crimes ur have not been caught
what is the NCVS?
national survey victimization survey
behavior that is illegal due to age of offender
status offense
behavior against the criminal code committed by an individual who has not reached adulthood
juvenile delinquent
legal def.
youthful behaviors considered inappropriate
juvenile delinquent
social def.
involve diagnostic categories of behavior - conduct disorder and antisocial behavior
juvenile delinquent
psychological def
what are three social factors for developing criminal behavior?
poverty
peer experiences
parental and family risk factors
what is the strongest and single best predictor of delinquency?
peer experiences