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Process Theories of Crime
Violence
Property Crimes
White Collar Crime
Drugs & Alcohol
100
This theory asks “why do people conform when so many illegitimate opportunities exist”?
What is control theory
100
Murder, Robbery, Rape, and Aggravated Assault.
What are the UCR violent crimes?
100
Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft, and Arson.
What are the UCR property crimes?
100
People who continuously commit crimes over long periods of time are know as this.
What are repeat offenders?
100
One problem with this government initiative is that it maintains and preserves the image of the poor and minorities as criminal.
what is the war on drugs?
200
Differential Association theory argues that crime is learned when a person has more _________ definitions of the law.
What is Unfavorable
200
Taking another's property by force or threat of force?
What is robbery
200
This is the serious crime recorded most often by the FBI
What is larceny-theft
200
An executive is acting in the name of the corporation violates the law for the benefit of the corporation is committing this type of crime.
What is Corporate crime (a form of white collar crime, but a specific type)
200
In drug trafficking, ______ is used to intimidate or reduce competition.
what is violence?
300
Gottfredson and Hirshi argue that people with ___________ are more likely to be involved in crime.
What is Low Self Control
300
this violent crime has the greatest gender differentiation in terms of offenders?
What is rape
300
Most burglaries are within what type of structure?
What is a home or residence?
300
An employee acting against the corporation for personal benefit is this type of crime?
What is occupational crime (a specific type of white-collar crime)
300
In what direction, if any, has the war on drugs effected racial discrimination since the 1980s?
What is increased?
400
This theory argues that people remain deviant because they are labeled after performing some deviant activity.
What is labeling theory?
400
The killing of another person during the commission of a felony.
What is a felony murder?
400
Under English common law, this crime required a physical “breaking” of a door, lock, or window.
What is breaking and entering?
400
A type of government-related crime, destroying documents that one has been ordered by the court to produce is an example of this.
What is obstruction of justice?
400
If we treated drug users for addiction, instead of imprisioning them, this would align with this “criminal justice philosophy.”
What is rehabilitation
500
The four components of Hirschi's bonding theory, (these are “types” of bonds to society).
What is Attachment, commitment, involvement and belief
500
This term is used to refer to all killings.
what is homicide?
500
Phishing is a type of computer crime used to do this
What is stealing someone's identity.
500
The process of engaging in action like extortion or conspiracy for the purpose of obtaining an illegal goal by means of threats.
What is racketeering
500
The banning of sales and consumption of alcohol is know as what.
what is prohibition?