Criminal Psychology
Criminal Defenses
Theories of Crime
Crime Vocab
Little bit of everything
200

A criminal who doesn't plan their crimes or attempt to hide the evidence

What is a disorganized criminal?

200

When the government/police official persuades a person to commit a crime, and then arrests them for it

What is entrapment?

200
This theory says that biology and genetics play a role in crime

What is the biological theory?

200

The act of deliberately setting fire to property


What is arson?

200

 The 4 Ingredients of a Crime are

1. Mental State/Intent

2. Conduct or Prohibited Act

3. Concurrence

4. Causation

True

400

The MacDonald/Serial Killer Triad involves:

What is bed-wetting, setting fires, and torturing animals?

400

This defense is based on the presumption that people of are sound mind and capable of know what they are doing is right or wrong.

What is the Insanity Defense?
400

This theory says that people commit crimes by watching others

What is Social Learning Theory?

400

Jimmy steals a car while the owner is inside the mall

(Grand) Larceny

400

The term FBI stands for

Federal Bureau of Investigation

600

This disorder involves a total disregard of the feelings of others, lying, acting violently, or breaking the law with no remorse

What is Anti-Social Personality Disorder? (ASPD)

600

Most common criminal defense, the judge or jury cannot have any question as to the facts the state has presented in alleging the defendant committed the crime.

What is Reasonable Doubt?

600

This theory says people commit crimes because they weigh the risk v. the reward

What is Classical theory?

600

Use of threat or force to take something from someone

What is robbery?

600

The most common victim of theft

What are low-income white males

800

A person who has difficulty empathizing or bonding with anyone and is able to easily manipulate others.

What is a psychopath?

800

Killing someone who has a bomb is an example of this defense

What is the Necessity Defense?

800

This theory of crime can be linked to mental health, personality disorders, or past experiences.

What is the Psychological theory?

800

Henry is showing his friend a new gun, not knowing the gun is loaded, and accidently fires the weapon

Involuntary Manslaughter

800

Randy discovers his wife has been cheating on him, and in the heat of the moment, he kills his wife

2nd Degree Murder

1000

A person who has limited impulse control, and more likely to get in trouble due to lack of planning and antagonistic attitude

What is a sociopath?

1000
Someone holding a gun to the defendant's head and forcing them to commit a crime would be an example of this defense.

What is the coercion/duress defense?

1000

This theory says that the rich & powerful control the laws that benefit themselves, which pushes poor people towards crime

What is the Marxist theory?

1000

Melissa kills a bystander while robbing a bank

What is felony murder?

1000

This man is the current head of the FBI

Who is Christopher Wray?

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