Famous Theorists
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100
This theorist is a famous control theorist, specifically regarding his ideas of “social bonds”.
Who is Travis Hirschi?
100
These four bonds are described in social bonds theory.
What are attachment, commitment, involvement and belief?
100
These theorists believed that arresting, trying, imprisoning and rehabilitation actually lead to more crime
Who are labeling theorists?
100
These types of theorists believe that all people “naturally” break the law because we seek gratification.
Who are control theorists?
100
Gottfredson and Hirschi developed this theory together in the 1990s.
What is self-control theory?
200
This person’s “containment theory” was used by Hirschi to form his ideas.
Who is Reckless?
200
This theory looks at those who label, react to or otherwise seek to control offenders.
What is labeling theory?
200
These theorists argued that there would be less crime if men would do more things like women (home with children) because women could pursue their goals and men wouldn’t have the opportunity for crime.
Who are Costello and Mederer?
200
Lemert says this occurs when the person no longer dissociates from their deviance and defines themselves by it.
What is secondary deviance?
200
Associating with delinquent peers is likely to lead to more crime among boys, but _______________ is more likely to lead to crime among females.
What is early puberty?
300
These two theorists used the “American Dream” to explain crime.
Who are Messner and Rosenfield?
300
This type of feminist criminology emphasizes structural inequality in power between men and women, and currently directs research and theory.
What is critical or radical feminism?
300
Control theorists believe that this is the solution to crime.
What is socialism?
300
This theory was used by Costello and Mederer in connecting gender by saying women are more controlled, more supervised and involved in the home more than men.
What is control theory?
300
These two theorists connected gender to strain theory and argues that women experience strain with guilt, depression and anger, which may not lead to crime.
Who is Broidy and Agnew?
400
Critical criminology used this person’s work as their foundation.
Who is Karl Marx?
400
Chesney-Lind argues that this is used to control women.
What is patriarchy?
400
This theorist believed early intervention programs for at-risk children, universal child care, universal health care and a living wage were some solutions to crime.
Who is Colvin?
400
This person argues that males and females use crime as a device for “accomplishing gender”.
Who is Messerschmidt?
400
This term describes when the government takes steps to ensure that inequality does not become too widespread and cushions are in place for those who lose the economic competition.
What is compassionate capitalism?
500
These two theorists are crucial in understanding feminist criminology.
Who are Freda Adler and Rita Simon?
500
Moffit et al. (2001) argue that women are less likely to possess these two things .
What are low constraint and negative emotionality?
500
Labeling theorists would advocate for this type of punishment, or type of mediation when someone commits crime.
What is restorative justice?
500
This term is used by Colvin to describe how parents carry over how they are treated at work into their parenting.
What is coercion?
500
These two theorists believe that social bonds, such as education or marriage is a reason why people are redirected away from crime and into conformity.
Who are Samson and Laub?