Types of Crime
Crimes that are often characterized by their potential to cause physical harm to victims.
Violent crimes
A social theory that posits that society is in a state of perpetual conflict because of competition for limited resources
Conflict theory
This term refers to the legal process through which individuals accused of crimes are prosecuted and punished.
The criminal justice system
This sociological theory suggests that people become deviant because they are labeled as such by society.
Labeling theory
This notorious serial killer used his charm and good looks to lure victims and often pretended to be injured to gain their trust.
Ted Bundy
Crimes that do not necessarily involve violence against a person like vandalism.
Property crime
individuals know themselves by how others label them. Consequently, individuals' social lives are dictated by society.
Labeling theory
This phase in the criminal justice process involves the determination of guilt or innocence.
The process through which society attempts to control behavior and enforce norms, often using sanctions, is called this.
Social control
Known as the "Unabomber," this individual carried out a nationwide bombing campaign motivated by his anti-technology manifesto.
Ted Kaczynski
Non-violent crimes committed for financial gain, typically in business or professional settings.
White-collar crimes
A macro theory that looks at how all structures or institutions in society work together.
Structural functionalism
This term refers to the punishment imposed on a convicted individual.
Sentencing
These are formal reactions to deviance, typically implemented by institutions like the police, courts, or schools.
Formal sanctions
Operating during the late 19th century, this man built a "Murder Castle" in Chicago to lure and kill his victims. Also America's first serial killer.
H.H. Holmes
These offenses are considered harmful to society's moral fabric like the control of drugs.
Public order crimes
A societal strain that causes citizens to become frustrated, which then motivates them to take action to create a change.
Strain theory
This is the process by which law enforcement takes a person into custody for allegedly committing a crime.
An arrest
When individuals adopt the deviant identity society places upon them, it is known as this type of deviance.
Secondary deviance
Dubbed the "King of Cocaine," this drug lord controlled a vast cartel in Colombia and amassed immense wealth through illegal narcotics trafficking.
Pablo Escobar
These are technological crimes that include hacking and identity theft.
Cyber crime
The active or passive process of a group regulating itself according to its beliefs, principles, and values
Control theory
This is the place where legal cases are heard and decided by a judge.
Court
A theory proposed by Travis Hirschi, this framework argues that strong bonds to society prevent people from engaging in deviant behavior.
Social bond theory
These brothers were convicted of murdering their wealthy parents in Beverly Hills in 1989, claiming years of abuse as their motive.
The Menendez brothers