CRIMINOLOGY THEORIES UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FULL
SOLUTION
●● Conflict Theory
Answer: Crime is caused by power inequality; laws protect the interests
of dominant groups
●● Critical Criminology
Answer: Expands conflict theory by including race, gender, and social
harm beyond just crime
●● Cultural Criminology
Answer: Crime is influenced by media, identity, and symbolism
●● Postmodernism
Answer: Truth and knowledge are socially constructed; no single
objective reality
●● Left Realism
Answer: Crime is real and harmful; focuses on victims, especially in
working-class communities
, ●● Accommodation Crime
Answer: Crime committed to survive within inequality
●● Resistance Crime
Answer: Crime committed to fight against inequality or oppression
●● Domination Crime
Answer: Crimes by powerful groups (corporate or state)
●● Feminist Criminology
Answer: Focuses on women's experiences and gender differences in
crime
●● Gender Gap
Answer: Men commit more crime than women
●● Liberal Feminism
Answer: Crime linked to opportunity; more equality may increase
female crime
●● Radical Feminism
Answer: Crime caused by patriarchy and male dominance
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FULL
SOLUTION
●● Conflict Theory
Answer: Crime is caused by power inequality; laws protect the interests
of dominant groups
●● Critical Criminology
Answer: Expands conflict theory by including race, gender, and social
harm beyond just crime
●● Cultural Criminology
Answer: Crime is influenced by media, identity, and symbolism
●● Postmodernism
Answer: Truth and knowledge are socially constructed; no single
objective reality
●● Left Realism
Answer: Crime is real and harmful; focuses on victims, especially in
working-class communities
, ●● Accommodation Crime
Answer: Crime committed to survive within inequality
●● Resistance Crime
Answer: Crime committed to fight against inequality or oppression
●● Domination Crime
Answer: Crimes by powerful groups (corporate or state)
●● Feminist Criminology
Answer: Focuses on women's experiences and gender differences in
crime
●● Gender Gap
Answer: Men commit more crime than women
●● Liberal Feminism
Answer: Crime linked to opportunity; more equality may increase
female crime
●● Radical Feminism
Answer: Crime caused by patriarchy and male dominance