Known as the "Father of Criminology", as a member of the Italian School and wrote a book about the Atavistic Man
Who is Lombroso
100
In this theory, crime might be explained by a weak superego
What is psychoanalysis
100
The four elements of this theory by Hirschi are:
1. attachment
2. commitment
3. involvement
4. belief
What is Social Bond Theory
100
According to Crime Choice theorists, this is the major reason crime has declined since the 1990s
What is crime opportunities being removed
100
This theory has two main players: the bourgeoisie and the proletariats
What is Marxism
200
Said that in response to crime, punishment should be "swift, severe and certain"
Who is Beccaria
200
This theory established "The Big Four" risk factors
What is PIC-R
200
We discussed Sutherland last week when we discussed white collar crime, and he also created this sociological theory
What is Differential Association Theory
200
The last stage in a Criminal Career is the decision to quit crime, also called this
What is Desistence
200
Individuals who believe prisons create a pseudo-safety and are completely unnecessary
Who are radical abolitionists
300
Methods to improve populations by controlling breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics
What is Eugenics
300
According to this theory, an organism operates on its environment, learning through reward and punishment
What is Operant Conditioning
300
According to this theory there are five types of ways of rationalizing crime
What is Techniques of Neutralization
300
The idea that choices are made based on what one perceives will provide the greatest rewards for the lowest costs
What is utility maximization
300
Theory that essentially says "the law is NOT color blind"
What is Critical Race Theory
400
The application of the scientific method to the study of society, including the study of crime and criminals
What is Positivism
400
Bandura’s “Bobo the Doll” experiment was an example of this type of learning
What is modelling
400
In this theory, Becker talked about how certain groups or behaviors come to be viewed as "social problems" not because they are necessarily deviant or criminal, but because of the social reaction to these groups or behaviours
What is Labelling Theory
400
There are three types of 'poor choices' described in the lecture and chapter: impulsive decisions, imperfect decisions and this type of decision
What are impaired decisions
400
A critique of this theory is that it maintains the current oppressive system of power
What is Left Realism
500
"Greatest good for the greatest number"
What is utilitarianism
500
A person high in this personality trait tend to be emotionally unstable and overreact to minor situations
What is Neuroticism
500
Periods of lawlessness, normlessness, and unrestrained choice, or a breakdown in social solidarity
What is Anomie
500
The goal of this theory is to reduce/eliminate crime opportunities by "designing out crime"
What is What is Situational Crime Prevention
500
A social system in which males hold primary power, predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property