Theorists
Beccarias Thoughts on Punishment
Swift Severe Certain
The Gluecks
What are the 7 criteria for evaluating criminological theory
logical consistency, parsimony, scope, testability, empirical validity, usefulness, and policy implications
Humans weigh means and ends, costs and benefits, in order to
make a rational choice
This theory speaks to the idea of fair processes, and how people's perception of fairness is strongly impacted by the quality of their experiences and not only the end result of these experiences.
Procedural Justice
The theory states that criminal behavior is learned when you associate with other people who indulge in criminal behavior
What is Differential Association Theory?
According to Mertons strain theory, individuals feel strain when they are denied access to the ______ necessary to achieve their _____
means/goals
What does Wilson and Kelling's Broken Window Theory suggest
that signs of disorder will lead to more disorder
a criminological theory about the lack of individual self-control as the main factor behind criminal behavior.
What is the general theory of crime?
the theory emphasizes that crime occurs when three elements converge: (1) a motivated offender, (2) a suitable target, and (3) the absence of a capable guardian.
What is routine activity theory
In this article, Terrie Moffitt argues that there are two major types of antisocial persons: a small group of persons who engage in antisocial behavior at a high rate over much of their life (“life-course-persistent” offenders) and a much larger group of those who limit their antisocial behavior to the adolescent years
Pathways in the Life Course to Crime
critical criminology is rooted in the communist manifesto, which was written by ______
Karl Marx