Theories of Criminal Behavior Motivation Flashcards

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Labeling Theory (6 steps)

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  1. Drif and Risk
  2. Behavior labeled as deviant
  3. stigmatized (labeled)
  4. Further alienation
  5. Internalization of label
  6. secondary deviants
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Who came up with the Labeling Theory?

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Becker/Lemert

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Delinquent Subcultures Theory

  1. What?
  2. Who?
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  1. Society allowing subcultures gives implicit approval to them and their activities.
  2. Cloward/Olan
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Conflict Theory (group)

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Crime is a result of conflict between groups

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Functionalism

  1. What?
  2. Who?
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  1. Crime serves as a function in society and as long as that function exists, crime will exist.
  2. Durkham
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Goals and Opportunites

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Society establishes goals for people, but doesn’t provide equal opportunity for all to achieve them.

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Who cam up with the “crime does pay” Theory?

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Beccaria

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Cultural Transmissions

  1. What?
  2. Who?
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  1. Crime is transmitted between people in society.

2. Sutherland

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Cognitive Theory
(3 things)
Who?
(Group)

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  1. Group-emergence of a group mind
  2. mental unity-loss of individual identity.
  3. People get “caught up” n the criminal action
    LeBon
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Convergence Theory
(3 things)
who?
(Group)

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  1. People become a group and they have a shared theme
  2. evolution of a group disposition
  3. group provides an excuse for behavior.
    Blumer
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Emergent and Norms Theory
What School of thought?
3 steps. 
who? (2 people)
(Group)
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Behaviorism
1. Groups have norms or standards
2. standards or norms change -rewards and punishments for following or not
3. groups have structure
Turner+Killian
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Value Added Theory
(6 things)
Who?

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  1. Society must allow for group behavior
  2. Strain on the environment
  3. Growth and spread of belief
  4. Spark event
  5. Mobilize for action
  6. lack of social control
    Smelser
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