Theories
This theory examines why people do NOT become criminals
Life-course theories
Which adaptation to anomie is used to describe individuals who participate in illegal behavior in order to gain wealth
Innovation
Differential Reinforcement
Criminal behavior and attitudes are more likely to be learned if they are rewarded by friends and/or family
Why did the party in Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened come about?
To promote a music booking program/app
Sutherland
Differential association
Studies examining the environmental conditions of crime are known as this
Ecological
Who are you most likely to learn crime from, according to the differential association theory
Your family member, whom you are close with and who is a lower level gang member
This concerns things such as individual conscience, commitment to law and positive self-concept
Personal controls
What ideologies/beliefs inspired the perpetrator in the Oklahoma City bombing?
Far right beliefs
Anomie
Merton
This theory explains attempts to reduce any guilt or shame you may have felt before committing a crime
Neutralization or drift theory
According to an analysis by Robert Sampson, what predicted murder rates in Chicago neighborhoods the most?
Healthcare measures
Social controls
Attachments to and involvement in conventional social institutions
What crime is discussed in Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened
Fraud
Social bonding
Hirschi
Sociological theories can be divided into these two categories
Traditional and critical theories
This theorist assisted with proving claims of earlier social disorganization/ecological work and introduced the concept of collective efficacy
Sampson
Denial of Injury
No one will be hurt by their intended illegal behavior. I.e. a large department store will not miss any items that are shoplifted
List characteristics known about US terrorists
They are typically white, male, and have far-right beliefs
Moffitt
Life-course theory
Process theories study crime as it relates to what
Social institutions and norms
How did the Prescott Sisters address crime in Portsmouth, NH?
They changed the physical environment of Water Street, turning it into a community park
Gottfredson and Hirschi argued that all crime stems from one problem: the lack of social control which results from this
Ineffective parenting
What crime costs the US more than any other?
White collar crime
Burgess and Akers
Differential reinforcement theory a.k.a. social learning theory