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Crimes
Theories
Views
Newer theories of crime
Potluck
100
Mala in se
What is a crime that is considered wrong, in and of itself based on mores, natural law, and common law
100
Two theories relating to the underlying purpose of law
What are the consensus theory and conflict theory.
100
This view holds that humans have free will and are responsible for their own actions.
What is the classical world view
100
High levels of testosterone, serotonin, and nutritional levels of manganese, zinc, copper or chromium have been attributed to antisocial behavior. This falls into which theory of the cause of crime.
What is biological
100
This is the primary purpose of the law
What is to regulate human interaction
200
Mala prohibita
What is a prohibited wrong, originating in folkways and man-made statutory law and changeable over time.
200
This theory contends that individuals within a society agree on basic values, on what is inherently right and wrong.
What is consensus theory
200
This view holds that humans are shaped by their societies and are the products of environmental and cultural influences
What is positivist world view
200
This theory holds that if children who misbehave are corrected by their parents, they are likely to conform to society’s expectations.
What is behavioral.
200
The writings of this person sets forth the premise that conflict is between those in power and those who are powerless.
Who is Marx
300
prohibition is an example of this
What is mala prohibita
300
This perspective sees punishment as revenge and a way to restore and solidify the social order.
What is Durkheimian perspective
300
This view advocates rehabilitation for offenders
What is positivist world view
300
This doctor asserted that personality imbalances had their roots in abnormal emotional and mental development, in which a person might become fixed at a certain developmental stage or regress to an earlier stage – fixation or regression to the phallic stage (3 to 6 years of age). He contended that this may result in sexual assault, rape, prostitution, or behavior linked to psychopaths, sociopaths, or antisocial personalities.
Who is Freud
300
This assumes that criminal behavior is learned through imitation or modeling.
What is differential association
400
murder is an example of this
What is mala in se
400
This theory suggests that laws are established to keep the dominant class in power.
What is conflict theory
400
An "eye for an eye" is an example of which world view
What is classical world view
400
This theory argues that during the socialization process, children may learn antisocial values, if such values are important in their social and cultural environments.
What is sociological theory
400
Recalling the Dateline “Second Chances” video we viewed, which theory do you believe best describes the circumstances in that video and why
What is --answers will vary--
500
Many of the Ten Commandments reflect this
What is mala in se
500
This perspective, which sees punishment as a way to control the lower class and preserve the power of the upper class.
What is the Marxist perspective
500
An example of the type of outcome advocated by the positivist world view would be this.
What is ____answers will vary____
500
The basis for this theory is the concept of anomie – the breakdown of social norms. Crime is viewed as being caused by the frustration of people in the lower socio-economic levels within an unjust affluent society that denies them legal access to social status and material goods – failure to achieve the American Dream.
What is the strain theory
500
This current event could be an example of the concept of anomie
What is Occupy Wall Street