From the concept of crime by criminologists, what view is the belief that the majority of citizens in a society share common values and agree on what behaviors should be defined as criminal
What is Consensus view on crime
100
from UCR, sexual crime, drug trafficking, and vandalism are
What is part 2 crimes
100
The view that crime is a function of a decision-making process in which the would-be offender weighs the potential costs and benefits of an illegal act
What is rational choice theory
100
Theory that is rooted in Classical Criminology
What is Rational Choice Theory
100
The most abundant androgen
What is Testosterone
200
An act, socially harmful or dangerous, that is specifically defined, prohibited and punished under the criminal law
What is crime
200
Which areas have more crime rate? Urban/Rural
West/NothEast/Midwest/South
What is Urban, West or South
200
Victims of crime, especially victims of childhood abuse, are more likely to commit crime themselves
What is cycle of violence
200
more likely to be targeted as victims by a stranger?
What is men
200
victim unknowingly encouraging the attackers -e.g:race, ethnicity
What is passive precipitation
300
The written code that defines crimes and their punishment
What is criminal law
300
The idea that keeping offenders in confinement will eliminate the risk of their committing further offenses
What is incapacitation effect
300
a method of crime prevention that seeks to eliminate or reduce particular crimes in specific setting
What is situational crime prevention
300
People make decision by their own experiences and characteristics
What is Bounded rationality
300
the view that criminal sanctions should be so powerful that offenders will never repeat that criminal acts
What is specific deterrence
400
a study used to improve the reliability of self-report, which measures trends in self-reported crime and drug abuse to see whether changes have occurred over time
What is Monitoring the Future
400
an effect that occurs when criminals try new offenses they had previously avoided because situational crime prevention programs neutralized their crime of choice
What is replacement
400
The view that victimization results from the interaction of three everyday factors: the availability of suitable targets, the absence of capable guardians, and the presence of motivated offenders
What is routine activities theory
400
an effect that occurs when crime control efforts simply move, or redirect, offenders to less heavily guarded alternative targets
What is displacement
400
brain chemical compounds
What is Neurotransmitters
500
To make self-report more reliable, compare people known to be as offenders with those not and see if the offenders report more crime
What is Known group method
500
The belief that those with social power are able to impose their values on society as a whole, and these values then define criminal behavior
What is interactionist view
500
The process of learning behavior by observing others. Aggressive models may be parents, criminals in the neighborhood, or characters on television or in movies
What is behavior modeling
500
An effect that occurs when crime reduction programs produce a short-term positive effect, but benefits dissipates as criminals adjust to new conditions
What is extinction
500
A crime control policy that depends on the fear of criminal penalties convincing the potential law violator that the pains associated with crime outweigh its benefits