Famous Theorists
Theories in the Raw
Social and Policy Implications
Theories Unwrapped
Misc
100
This person (and colleagues) is known for the most comprehensive discussion of integrated theories.
Who is Messner et al.?
100
Shaw and McKay’s theory combines elements from these theories.
What are strain, learning and control theories?
100
Family attachment has a causal effect on school commitment and school commitment has a causal effect on family attachment. This is an example of _________________causal effects.
What is reciprocal?
100
This level of theories are used to explain the criminal behavior of individuals.
What is micro?
100
Krohn would argue that adolescent delinquency is explained by ________________ changes associated with adolescence.
What is social?
200
This theorist described how most variables have causal effects on one another, which may contribute to crime.
Who is Thornberry?
200
Messner and Rosenfeld’s institutional-anomie theory can be viewed as a __________-level theory.
What is macro?
200
Elliott and colleagues would argue that low __________________ increases the likelihood of association with delinquent peers which increases likelihood of delinquency.
What is social control?
200
Thornberry’s Interactional Theory of Delinquency combines ____________ and ____________ theories.
What is control and learning?
200
Cullen would agree with macro-level studies that suggest crime rates are ____________ in countries/communities that provide more social support.
What is lower?
300
This person expanded Thornberry’s ideas to look more broadly across age periods (i.e. PreK).
Who is Krohn?
300
Agnew’s General Theory of Crime and Delinquency points to these 5 variables that when integrated across theories have a large, direct effect on crime.
What are personality traits of low constraint and negative emotionality poor parenting practices and no/bad marriages, negative school experiences and limited education, peer delinquency, unemployment and work in “bad” jobs
300
Elliott and colleagues would argue that people _______ in social control experience __________, which reduces their level of control when then increases their likelihood of association with delinquent peers and then delinquency.
What is high; strain?
300
This level of theories are used to explain the crime rates in social groups.
What is macro?
300
According to Cullen, welfare assistance, unemployment insurance and high levels of state spending on health care are all examples of ____________________________.
What is social support?
400
This theorist says social support has a direct causal effect on crime, thus forming a central causal theory.
Who is Cullen?
400
Moffit’s theory of life-course-persisten and adolescence-limited offending is the leading _________________ theory of crime today.
What is biosocial?
400
Krohn would argue that preK attributes such as negative emotionality and impulsivity are a function of both _______________ and ________________________.
What is biological factors and social environment?
400
Krohn argues that adolescents have an increased desire for _________________ which results in conflict and alienation with parents/teachers.
What is autonomy?
400
This theory by Robinson and Beaver in 2009 says that the social environment impacts morality, self-control and the settings that people encounter.
What is situational action theory?
500
This theorist suggested we explain crime by taking into account biological, psychological, social and other variables.
Who is Lombroso?
500
These are known as the three major theories in contemporary criminology.
What are learning, strain/anomie, control?
500
Messner and Rosenfeld would argue that the pursuit of money + dominance of the economy __________________the ability of other institutions to effectively socialize people and sanction deviance.
What is weaken?
500
High levels of strain lead individuals to form or join delinquent subcultures, which in turn leads to crime. This example is used to describe an ___________________ strategy for integrated theory.
What is end-to-end?
500
This theorist suggests that the imbalance of control impacts criminal behavior.
Who is Tittle?
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